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Geometridae
91a0824 – 6407   Frederickia nigricomma (Warren, 1904)

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Synonymy:
  • nigricomma Warren 1904 (Semiothisa) - MONA 1983: 6407
  • heliothidata of authors not Guenée [1858] (Sciagraphia)
  • nigrocomina McDunnough 1938 (Rindgea)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Frederickia nigricomma (Warren, 1904), n. comb. (Rajaei, Hausmann & Sihvonen 2022). The former genus name Rindgea Ferguson, 2008 is a junior primary homonym of Rindgea Johnson, 1993.
    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.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 325; pl. 8.25-26. order or free PDF
    • Rajaei, H., A. Hausmann & P. Sihvonen, 2022. Frederickia nom. n., a new replacement name for the moth genus Rindgea Ferguson, 2008 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Integrative Systematics, 5(2): 203-204.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Monica Krancevic [T]
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Randy Hardy
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Randy Hardy
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Ann Hendrickson
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Ann Hendrickson
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Bob Belmont
    Frederickia nigricomma
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Frederickia nigricomma
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Frederickia nigricomma
    20mm – © Jim Vargo
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Ann Hendrickson LG
    3rd instar
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Ann Hendrickson LG
    larva fed on Acacia
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Ann Hendrickson LG
    larva fed on Acacia
    Frederickia nigricomma
    © Ann Hendrickson LG
    larva fed on Acacia

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