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Geometridae 91a0953 – 6553   Pterotaea lamiaria (Strecker, 1899)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Bignoniaceae Rosaceae Vitaceae.  Host genera: Adenostoma Campsis Parthenocissus Vitis.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lamiaria (Strecker, 1899) (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6553 ssp. a. lamiaria (Strecker, 1899) (Boarmia); Holotype: near San Francisco, CA.  agrestaria (Grossbeck, 1909) (Cleora) ssp. b. tytthos Rindge, 1970 (Pterotaea)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.9f; p. 208. Book Review and ordering Rindge, F.H., 1970. A revision of the moth genera Hulstina and Pterotaea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 142(4): 257-342. 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 BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Strecker, H., 1899. Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres And Heteroceres: Indigenous And Exotic. Author, Reading, Pennsylvania, Supplement no. 2: 10.

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