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Geometridae 91a1457 – 7005   Sabulodes venata (Grote, 1883)              Variable Girdle Moth

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Synonymy: venata (Grote, 1883) (Cleora) - MONA 1983: 7005 eddyi (Barnes & Benjamin, 1929) (Enypia) elaborata (Cassino & Swett, 1923) (Enypia) perangulata (Hulst, 1896) (Enypia) Taxonomic Notes: Sabulodes venata (Grote, 1883), was formerly in the genus Enypia, new generic synonymy in Brehm et al. (2019).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Brehm, G., L. Murillo-Ramos, P. Sihvonen, A. Hausmann, B.C. Schmidt, E. Ounap, A. Moser, R. Mörtter, D. Bolt, F. Bodner, A. Lindt, L.E. Parra, N. Wahlberg, 2019. New World geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, taxonomic updates and description of 11 new tribes. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 77(3): 457-486. Evans, D., 1960. A Revision of the Genus Enypia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 53(5): 560-574. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.6m; p. 220. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at iNaturalist

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