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Geometridae 91a0127 – 7640   Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862              Powdered Bigwing Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: nivigerata Walker, 1862 (Lobophora) - MONA 1983: 7640 canavestita (Pearsall, 1906) (Philopsia) N. SYN. - MONA 1983: [7644] magnoliatoidata (Dyar, 1904) (Talledega) N. SYN. - MONA 1983: [7643] montanata Packard, 1874 (Lobophora) N. SYN. - MONA 1983: [7641] nocticolata (Hulst, 1881) (Cidaria) REV. SYN. simsata Swett, 1920 (Lobophora) N. SYN. - MONA 1983: [7642] tabulata (Hulst, 1896) (Talledega) Taxonomic Notes: Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862 includes as a synonyms montanata Packard, 1874 with its synonym nocticolata Hulst, 1881, simsata Swett, 1920, magnoliatoidata Dyar, 1904, and canavestita Pearsall, 1906, (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. Pearsall, R.F., 1906. Another geometrid tangle. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 38: 118. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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