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Geometridae 91a1377 – 6845   Philtraea elegantaria (Edwards, 1881)

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Distribution: Southern AZ. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: elegantaria (Edwards, 1881) (Zerene) - MONA 1983: 6845   Type locality: Tuscon, AZ.

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. Buckett, J.S., 1971. Revision of the nearctic genus Philtraea Hulst, with notes on biology and description of new species (Geometridae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 9: 37; figs. 1, 4, 19, 24, 31, 32, 33, 41. Edwards, H., 1881. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera. Papilio, 1(7): 121. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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