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Geometridae 91a1035 – 6635   Vinemina opacaria (Hulst, 1881)

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Description/ Field Marks: According to the original descriptions, the forewing of V. opacaria has a median band straight on the inner side (see lectoptype) and catalina has "median shade instead of being gently rounded is sharply angled outwardly on the cubital vein" (see holotype under catalina). Rindge (1990) suggested that the upper wing is typically darker in catalina and the am. line usually touches or joins the median band (not so for the holotype). Based on dissection, the descriptions of maculation do not appear to be conclusive. DNA barcode does not appear to distinguish the two. Genitalia: See Rindge (1990). Similar Species: 91a1036 Vinemina catalina: is best separated by genitalia. See info under description. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: opacaria (Hulst, 1881) (Cidaria) - MONA 1983: 6635; TL: Colorado. nigaria Cassino, 1928 (Vinemina)

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hulst, G.D., 1881. Descriptions of some new species of Geometridae. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, 4: 27. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.25m; p. 210. Book Review and ordering Rindge, F.H., 1990. A revision of the Melanolophiini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 199: 1-147. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Species Page at the American Museum of Natural History (lectotype)

- cf. opacaria © Jim Eckert - cf. opacaria © Franny Geller - cf. catalina - © JoAnne Russo

- lectotype - LG – © AMNH - gen. - 30mm – © Jim Vargo

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