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Geometridae
91a0837 – 6420.1   Narraga georgiana Covell, Finkelstein & Towers, 1984

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  • georgiana Covell, Finkelstein & Towers, 1984 (Narraga)
      Type locality: Holotype: Ohoopee Dunes, Tattnall Co., GA.
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    Taxonomic Notes: Narraga georgiana Covell, Finkelstein & Towers, 1984, n. sp., J. Res. Lepid. 23: 161-168, is placed in the genus Fernaldella by some authors. Generic synonymy follows Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), Scoble & Krüger (2002) and Sihvonen & Skou (2015).
    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.
    • Covell, C.V., I.L. Finkelstein, A.A. Towers, 1984. A new species of Narraga Walker (Geometridae, Ennominae) from Georgia, with biological notes. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 23: 161-168.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 349; pl. 8.64-66. order or free PDF
    • Scoble, M.J. & M. Krüger, 2002. A review of the genera of Macariini with a revised classification of the tribe (Geometridae: Ennominae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 134(3) 257-315.
    • Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Narraga georgiana
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Narraga georgiana
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Narraga georgiana
    - ventral – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Narraga georgiana
    22mm – © Jim Vargo
    Narraga georgiana
    ventral – © Jim Vargo
    Narraga georgiana
    – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Narraga georgiana
    – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Narraga georgiana
    © Giff Beaton LG
    on Chrysoma pauciflosculosa
    Narraga georgiana
    © Giff Beaton LG
    on Chrysoma pauciflosculosa

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