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Geometridae: Lobophora navigerata? - Lobophora nivigerata

Geometridae: Lobophora navigerata? - Lobophora nivigerata
Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
May 20, 2011
Size: Body Length ~ 1.0 cm
Hoping for confirmation or correction on identity. Thanks! ;-)

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Looks like Lobophora magnoliatoidata or nivigerata
- Bigwing 76.
Note: Note: Lobophora magnoliatoidata have nearly identical DNA matches to nivigerata - possibly the same species

 
Thanks, Dick!
Interesting! I've a hunch that when the DNA work is finally finished, fifty years from now, there's going to be a whole lot of taxonomical lumping. ;-)

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