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Geometridae
91a1402 – 6879.1   Meris alticola Hulst, 1896
Distribution Data for Meris alticola
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Distribution: Central WY through CO south to northern and eastern AZ - Rindge (1981).
Description/
Field Marks:
See Rindge, 1981: 25; figs. 26-29, 35, 39, 42.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • alticola Hulst 1896 (Meris) - MONA 1983: 6879.1; Type locality: Colorado
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 30.12f; p. 217. Book Review and ordering
    • Rindge, F.H., 1981. A revision of the moth genera Meris and Nemeris (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 2710: 1-28.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Meris alticola
    35mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Meris alticola
    32mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Meris alticola
    34mm – © McGuire Center Collection
    Meris alticola
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Meris alticola
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Meris alticola
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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