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Geometrid Moth - Macaria decorata - female
Copyright © 2011 Jim Moore

Geometrid Moth - Macaria decorata - Female
In Westwood by porch light; elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
July 23, 2009
Size: 15mm in height as posed
Species ID for this specimen provided by BOLD Systems. DNA for this specimen is a solid match with species Macaria decorata.

See here for Macaria decorata species page at BOLD Systems:
And here for BOLD's Public Data BIN Page.
And here for this specimen's Record Page at BOLD Systems.
Contributed by Jim Moore on 29 March, 2011 - 12:23am
Last updated 27 October, 2020 - 12:37am

Moved
Moved from Digrammia pictipennata.
… Jim Moore, 3 July, 2020 - 4:03pm

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