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Geometridae 91a0125 – 7637   Cladara limitaria (Walker, 1860)              Mottled Gray Carpet

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: limitaria (Walker, 1860) (Cleora) - MONA 1983: 7637 ssp. a. limitaria (Walker, 1860) (Cleora)  anguilineata (Grote & Robinson, 1867) (Lobophora) N. SYN. - MONA 1983: [7638]  vernata (Packard, 1873) (Eupithecia) (in part); rev. syn. Note: Revised synonym in Schmidt & McGuinness (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).  eastmani (Reiff, 1913) (Nyctobia) REV. SYN.  fusifasciata (Walker, 1862) (Lobophora)  lobophorata (Walker, 1862) (Scotosia)  longipennis (Walker, 1866) (Larentia)  reiffi (Swett, 1910) (Nyctobia) ssp. b. nigroangulata (Strecker, 1899) (Lobophora) Taxonomic Notes: Cladara limitaria (Walker, 1860) includes as a synonyms anguilineata (Grote & Robinson, 1867), eastmani (Reiff, 19130, and vernata (Packard, 1873) (in part); vernata (in part) is also treated as a synonym of C. atroliturata (Walker, [1863]) pending designation of a neotype. (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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) 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). (PDF (no fee) or order book) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.37f; p. 231. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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