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Geometridae 91a0465 – 7329   Anticlea vasiliata Guenée, [1858]              Variable Carpet

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Pinaceae Rosaceae.  Host genera: Rosa Rubus Tsuga.  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: vasiliata Guenée, [1858] (Anticlea) - MONA 1983: 7329 niveifasciata (Hulst, [1901] 1900) (Mesoleuca) rigidata (Walker, 1863) (Cidaria) spilosaria (Walker, 1860) (Macaria) vasaliata; [various], [no date] (Anticlea) missp.; TL: (no type).

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Hulst, G.D., 1900. New species of Lepidoptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 216. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.19f; p. 221. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1860. in D'Urban, W.S.M., A systematic list of Lepidoptera collected in the vicinity of Montreal. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, 5(4): 266. Walker, F., 1862 [1863]. Geometrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 26: 1641.

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