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Geometridae 91a0704 – 6286   Speranza brunneata (Thunberg, 1784)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: brunneata (Thunberg, 1784) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 6286  coreame (Bryk, 1949) (Itame)  ferruginaria (Packard, 1873) (Eupistheria)  flammata (Fabricius, 1794) (Phalaena)  fulvaria (Villers, 1789) (Phalaena)  pinetaria (Hübner, 1799) (Geometra)  quinquaria (Hübner, 1822) (Geometra)  sylvaria (Curtis, 1828) (Speranza) Taxonomic Notes: Speranza brunneata (Thunberg, 1784), n. comb. (Õunap et al. 2024), was formerly placed in the genus Macaria by Schmidt & McGuinness (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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. 76; pl. 1.65-70. order or free PDF Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.36m; p. 206. Book Review and ordering 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 Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Õunap, E., V. Nedumpally, E. Yapar, A.R. Lemmon & T. Tammaru, 2024. Molecular phylogeny of north European Geometridae (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea). Systematic Entomology, 50(1): 1-36. (first published 25 April 2024) (abstract and access (fee))

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