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Geometridae
91a1311 – 6946   Somatolophia pallescens McDunnough, 1940

- © Charles W. Melton
Distribution: UT, CO, AZ, NM - Rindge (1980)
Description/
Field Marks:
See Rindge (1980), Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 165: 314; figs. 9, 28-31, 35.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • pallescens McDunnough, 1940 (Somatolophia) - MONA 1983: 6946
      Type locality: Greer Road,White Mountains, Apache Co., AZ.
  • obliterata Warren, 1904 (Somatolophia)
      Type locality: Glenwood Springs,Garfield Co., CO.
  • 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.
    • McDunnough, J.H., 1940. New North American Geometridae with notes, III. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(5): 90-103.
    • Rindge, F.H., 1980. A revision of the moth genus Somatolophia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 165(3): 295-333.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Somatolophia pallescens
    - DNA - © Charles W. Melton
    Somatolophia pallescens
    - DNA - © Charles W. Melton
    Somatolophia pallescens
    - © Jim Eckert
    Somatolophia pallescens
    - © Steve Morris
    Somatolophia pallescens
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Somatolophia pallescens
    © Carol Davis LG


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