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Geometridae 91a1252 – 6764   Phaeoura cristifera Hulst, 1896

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Similar Species: According to BOLD, the moth in Charles Melton's large photo matched 100% with DNA of both P. cristifera and P. quernaria. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cristifera Hulst 1896 (Phaeoura) - MONA 1983: 6764; Type locality: Colorado

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 29.21f; p. 214. Book Review and ordering Rindge, F.H., 1961. A revision of the Nacophorini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 123(2): 110; pl. 19, figs. 7, 8; text figs. 2, 14, 33. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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