Geometridae
91a1333 –
6952 Pherne subpunctata
(Hulst, 1898)
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DNA - cf. subpunctata - © Gary McDonald
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| Distribution: |
vernalaria: coastal southern CA near sea level. |
| Similar Species: |
- Caution: As of 9/22/2022, due to the historic confusion within the genus Pherne, there appears to be no way to confidently identify specimens to species based on phenotype, DNA or genitalia. Cliff Ferris has shown that genitalic differences exist but it is not clear as to which species those differences refer.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
subpunctata (Hulst, 1898) (Metanema) - MONA 1983: 6952ssp. a. subpunctata (Hulst, 1898) (Metanema) - MONA 1983: 6952
Type locality: California.ssp. b. vernalaria Wright, 1917 (Pherne)
Type locality: Holotype: San Diego, CA. |
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| 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.
- Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1916. Synonymic notes on North American Heterocera. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 3(3): 188-189; pl. 15, fig. 14 (subpunctata).
- Hulst, G.D., 1898. Descriptions of new genera and species of the Geometrina of North America. The Canadian Entomologist, 30(6-8): 218.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 30.27f; p. 218. Book Review and ordering
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Wright, W.S., 1917. Notes and Descriptions of Geometridae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 25: 123-125. (P. S. vernalaria)
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cf. ssp. vernalaria © Mark Dreiling
cf. ssp. vernalaria © Mark Dreiling
cf. ssp. vernalaria © Mark Dreiling
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 - LG – © Barnes & McDunnough
22mm – © McGuire Center Collection
- 29mm – © Tom Dimock
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