Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Geometroidea Geometridae Geometrinae

• Synchlora aerata (Fabricius, 1798) -. See [maps]

  • Phalaena aerata Fabricius, 1798; Ent. Syst. (Suppl.): 456; TL: [Boston, Massachusetts]

  • Synchlora aerata; [NACL], #7058; [MNA18.1]: 82, pl. 3, f. 57-66; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]
  • S. a. aerata NA.Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Arkansas, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, S.Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland

    • Aplodes glaucaria Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 9: 377; TL: Georgia
      • = Synchlora aerata; [NACL], #7058
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 83
    • Geometra mimicata Walker, 1866; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1600; TL: North America
      • = Synchlora aerata; [NACL], #7058
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 83
    • Aplodes rubivora Riley, 1869; 1st Ann. Rep., Missouri: 139; TL: South Pass, Illinois
      • = Synchlora aerata; [NACL], #7058
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 83
    • Synchlora rubrifrontaria Packard, 1873; 5th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci.: 75; TL: West Farms, New York City
      • = Synchlora aerata; [NACL], #7058
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 83
    • Eunemoria gracilaria Packard, 1873; 5th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci.: 77; TL: Massachusetts
      • = Synchlora aerata; [NACL], #7058
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 83
    • Synchlora rubivoraria Packard, 1876; (emend.)
      • = Synchlora aerata; [NACL], #7058

    • Synchlora aerata aerata; [MNA18.1]: 83, f. 3d, 4c, pl. 3, f. 64-66; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
    • Synchlora rubivoraria var. rufofrontaria; Gumppenberg, 1895, Nova Acta Acad. Caesar Leop. Carol. 64 (6): 500 (missp.)

    Larva on Rubus , Rudbeckia hirta, Chrysanthemum , Aster ericoides, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Coreopsis , Erigeron canadensis, Eupatorium , E. coelestinum, Liatris , Solidago , Melilotus officinalis [MNA18.1], 84

  • S. a. albolineata Packard, 1873 from (Newfoundland - Alberta) - to (Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Maine, New England, Massachusetts, N.Connecticut), S.Manitoba

    • Synchlora albolineata Packard, 1873; 5th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci.: 75; TL: Maine
    • Synchlora albolinearia Packard, 1876; (emend.)
      • = ; [NACL], #7058a

    • Synchlora aerata albolineata; [NACL], #7058a; [MNA18.1]: 84, f. 21a, pl. 3, f. 61-63; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Synchlora liquoraria albolineata; [LepIndex]

    Larva on Rubus idaeus var. strigosus, Gaylussacia baccata [MNA18.1], 84

  • S. a. liquoraria Guenée, 1857 from (California, Arizona, New Mexico) - to (British Columbia, Alberta), South Dakota

    • Synchlora liquoraria Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 9: 375; TL: California
    • Eunemoria tricoloraria Packard, 1874; Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 16: 30; TL: California
      • = ; [NACL], #7058b; [MNA18.1], 85

    • Synchlora aerata liquoraria; [NACL], #7058b; [MNA18.1]: 85, f. 22a-b, pl. 3, f. 57-60; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Synchlora liquoraria; [LepIndex]

    Larva on Artemisia californica, Chilopsis linearis, Coreopsis , Eriogonum fasciculatum, Solidago , Mentha spicata, (usually buds and flowers) [MNA18.1], 85

• Synchlora frondaria Guenée, 1857 -. See [maps]

  • Synchlora frondaria Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10: 376; TL: Cayenne, French Guiana

  • Synchlora frondaria; [NACL], #7059; [MNA18.1]: 85, pl. 3, f. 67-72; Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 39, f. 187; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]
  • S. f. frondaria SE.USA, Mexico - Brazil - Argentina, Antilles

    • Nemoria ? denticularia Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 22: 536
      • = Synchlora frondaria; [NACL], #7059
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 86
    • Thalera minuata Walker, 1866; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1613; TL: Santa Marta [Colombia?]
      • = Synchlora frondaria; [NACL], #7059
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 86
    • Eucrostis albicostaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1870; CorrespBl. zool.-min Ver. Regensburg 24: 181; TL: Cuba
      • = Synchlora frondaria; [NACL], #7059
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 86
    • Synchlora excurvaria Packard, 1873; 5th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci.: 76; TL: Waco, Texas
      • = Synchlora frondaria; [NACL], #7059
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 86
    • Aplodes pallida Warren, 1900; Novit. zool. 7: 131; TL: Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
      • = Synchlora frondaria; [NACL], #7059
      • = ; [MNA18.1], 86

    • Synchlora frondaria denticularia; [LepIndex]
    • Synchlora frondaria frondaria; [MNA18.1]: 86, f. 23i, pl. 3, f. 69-72; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]

    Larva on Stillingia , Pluchea odorata, Bidens , Chrysanthemum , Helianthus annuus, Rubus , Glycine max, Prosopis glandulosa [MNA18.1], 87

  • S. f. avidaria Pearsall, 1917 S.California, Arizona, W.Texas

    • Synchlora avidaria Pearsall, 1917; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 12 (2): 34; TL: Palmerlee, Cochise Co., Arizona

    • Synchlora frondaria avidaria; [NACL], #7059a; [MNA18.1]: 87, f. 22c-d, pl. 3, f. 67-68; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

    Larva on Senecio , Ambrosia dumosa [MNA18.1], 87

• Synchlora xysteraria (Hulst, 1886) Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola. See [maps]

  • Racheospila xysteraria Hulst, 1886; Ent. Amer. 2: 121; TL: Florida

  • Synchlora xysteraria; [NACL], #7060; [MNA18.1]: 87, f. 21b, 22g-h, 23j, pl. 3, f. 74-75; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • gerularia Hübner, 1823; auth.

  Larva on Taraxacum officinale? [MNA18.1], 88

• Synchlora gerularia (Hübner, [1823]) S.Texas, Mexico - Brazil - Argentina. See [maps]

  • Comibaena gerularia Hübner, [1823]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (18): 284 (repl. Phalaena ocellata Stoll, [1790]); TL: Surinam
  • Phalaena (Geometra) ocellata Stoll, [1790]; Aanhangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen (2-5): 156, 184, pl. 34, f. 9 (preocc. Linnaeus, 1758); TL: Surinam
    • = ; [NACL], #7060.1; [MNA18.1], 88
  • Phorodesma stollaria Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 9: 370 (repl. Phalaena ocellata Stoll, [1790]); TL: Surinam
    • = ; [NACL], #7060.1; [MNA18.1], 88
  • Racheospila marginiplaga Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 22: 583; TL: Brazil
    • = ; [NACL], #7060.1; [MNA18.1], 88
  • Racheospila rufidorsaria Snellen, 1874; Tijdschr. Ent. 17: 41, pl. 3, f. 4; TL: Rio Magdalena (Colombia)
    • = ; [NACL], #7060.1; [MNA18.1], 88
  • Racheospila jucunda Felder, 1875; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (5): pl. 127, f. 18; TL: Brazil
    • = ; [NACL], #7060.1; [MNA18.1], 88

  • Synchlora gerularia; [NACL], #7060.1; [MNA18.1]: 88, f. 22i-j, 23k, pl. 3, f. 73; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Baccharis salicifolia [MNA18.1], 89

• Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius, 1794) Florida, ..., Haiti, Dominican Republic, ...?. See [maps]

  • Phalaena herbaria Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 162; TL: "Americae meridionalis Insulis"
  • Racheospila sitellaria Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 9: 374; TL: Haiti
    • = ; [NACL], #7061; [MNA18.1], 89
  • Geometra congruata Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 22: 511; TL: Santo Domingo
    • = ; [NACL], #7061; [MNA18.1], 89
  • Synchlora louisa var.(?) hulstiana Dyar, 1901; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 4 (4): 457
    • = ; [NACL], #7061; [MNA18.1], 89

  • Synchlora herbaria bonhotei; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Synchlora herbaria dorsuaria; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Synchlora herbaria hulstiana; [LepIndex]
  • Synchlora herbaria intacta; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Synchlora herbaria sanctaecrucis; [iNaturalist]
  • Synchlora herbaria santctae-crucis; [LepIndex]
  • Synchlora herbaria santctaecrucis; [CoL]
  • Synchlora herbaria; [NACL], #7061; [MNA18.1]: 89, f. 22e-f, 23h, pl. 3, f. 76-78; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on (flower heads) Lantana camara [MNA18.1], 89

• Synchlora irregularia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) Texas, ..., Nicaragua. See [maps]

  • Racheospila irregularia Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 134; TL: Brownsville, Texas

  • Synchlora irregularia; [NACL], #7062; [MNA18.1]: 90, f. 22k-l, 24a, pl. 4, f. 1-2; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
• Synchlora noel (Sperry, 1949) California. See [maps]

  • Racheospila noel Sperry, 1949; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 48 (2): 42; TL: Borrego [San Diego Co.], California

  • Synchlora noel; [NACL], #7063; [MNA18.1]: 90, f. 22m-n, 24c, pl. 4, f. 3-4; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
• Synchlora cupedinaria (Grote, 1880) Florida, Greater Antilles, Virgin Is., Cuba, Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico. See [maps]

  • Racheospila cupedinaria Grote, 1880; Can. Ent. 12 (10): 218; TL: Enterprise, Florida
  • Synchlora louisa Hulst, 1898; Can. Ent. 30 (6): 159; TL: "Cocoanut Grove, S. Florida"
    • = ; [NACL], #7064

  • Synchlora cupedinaria guadelupensis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Synchlora cupedinaria; [NACL], #7064; [MNA18.1]: 90, f. 21c, 22o, 24b, pl. 4, f. 5-6; Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 39, f. 188; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Lantana camara Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 39

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