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Geometridae
91a0858 – 6461   Stenoporpia dissonaria (Hulst, 1896)

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Description/
Field Marks:
Forewing pm. line typically straight and parallel to the median line.
Similar Species:
  • Stenoporpia anastomosaria forewing pm. line typically bowed outwardly beyond the cell and merging with the median line just before the inner margin.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • dissonaria Hulst 1896 (Alcis) - MONA 1983: 6461
  • ssp. a. dissonaria Hulst 1896 (Alcis) - MONA 1983: 6461; Type locality: Colorado
  • elena Cassino 1927 (Stenoporpia)
  • ssp. b. campa Rindge 1968 (Stenoporpia)
  • 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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACI0974 (tentative) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Hulst, G.D., 1896. Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23: 345.
    • Rindge, F.H., 1968. A revision of the moth genus Stenoporpia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 140(2): 89.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Stenoporpia dissonaria
    30mm – © Jim Vargo
    Stenoporpia dissonaria
    32mm – © Jim Vargo
    Stenoporpia dissonaria
    - 32mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Stenoporpia dissonaria
    - 32mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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