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Geometridae 91a0733 – 6281   Macaria simplex (Dyar, 1907)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: simplex (Dyar, 1907) (Pygmaena) - MONA 1983: 6281 Taxonomic Notes: Macaria simplex (Dyar, 1907), 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).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 130; pl. 3.10-11. 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 Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at iNaturalist

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