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Geometridae 91a0730 – 6276   Macaria flavicaria (Packard, 1876)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: flavicaria Packard 1876 (Thamnonoma) - MONA 1983: 6276 subfalcata Hulst 1896 (Diastictis) Taxonomic Notes: Macaria flavicaria (Packard, 1876), formerly placed in the genus Itame in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and in the genus Speranza in Ferguson (2008), is returned to genus Macaria in Sihvonen & Skou (2015) following Scoble & Krüger (2002). This species includes as a synonym 6277 Macaria subfalcata (Hulst, 1896), revised synonymy in Ferguson (2008).

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. Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 125; pl. 3.1-2. order or free PDF Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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