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Geometridae
91a1230 – 6746   Pero antidiscaria (Walker, [1863])

© Carol Wolf
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Synonymy:
  • antidiscaria (Walker, [1863]) (Caberodes) N. COMB. - MONA 1983: 6746
      Type locality: "East Florida".
  • lentaria (Hulst, 1886) (Endropia)
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    Taxonomic Notes: Pero antidiscaria (Walker, [1863]), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Stenaspilatodes, a new synonym of Pero (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    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.
    • Pohl, G. R. and 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).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walker, F., 1862 [1863]. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 26: 1513.
    Pero antidiscaria
    © Bob Patterson
    Pero antidiscaria
    © Carol Wolf
    Pero antidiscaria
    – © Bob Belmont
    Pero antidiscaria
    – © Bob Belmont
    Pero antidiscaria
    – © Bob Belmont
    Pero antidiscaria
    28mm – © Jim Vargo

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