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Geometridae 910833 – 6415 – Frederickia cyda (Druce, 1893) – Mesquite Looper

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Frederickia cyda (Druce, 1893), n. comb. (Rajaei, Hausmann & Sihvonen 2022). The former genus name Rindgea Ferguson, 2008 is a junior primary homonym of Rindgea Johnson, 1993.

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 339; pl. 8.51-54. order or free PDF Rajaei, H., A. Hausmann & P. Sihvonen, 2022. Frederickia nom. n., a new replacement name for the moth genus Rindgea Ferguson, 2008 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Integrative Systematics, 5(2): 203-204. Rindge, F.H., 1959. Descriptions of and notes on North American Geometridae (Lepidoptera), No. 4. American Museum Novitates, 1968: 1-17. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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