Entephria lynda

Troubridge, 1997

Entephria lynda is a of geometrid described by Troubridge in 1997. It belongs to the Larentiinae within the . The species was established during a revision of Nearctic Entephria species that elevated several former to species rank and described new . It is one of 11 Nearctic species currently recognized in the .

Entephria lynda 02 by BIO Photography Group/CNC, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Entephria lynda 01 by BIO Photography Group/CNC, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Entephria lynda: //ɛnˈtɛf.ri.ə ˈlɪn.də//

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Identification

Entephria lynda can be distinguished from other Nearctic Entephria based on genitalic and coloration patterns. The 1997 revision by Troubridge provides diagnostic characters including photographs of adults and drawings of . It differs from the widespread E. polata and related species that were separated taxonomically in the same revision. Specific distinguishing features require examination of the original description.

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Distribution

North America (Nearctic region). The occurs within the Nearctic region as defined in the taxonomic revision that described it.

Similar Taxa

Entephria polataFormerly treated as a broader including multiple that were elevated to rank in the same revision that described E. lynda; requires careful examination to distinguish
Entephria punctipesAnother Nearctic in the same , formerly treated as a of E. polata, that was elevated to species rank in the 1997 revision
Entephria bradorataNearctic congeneric described or elevated in the same taxonomic revision; similar requires genitalic examination for identification

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Taxonomic History

Entephria lynda was described as new in 1997 during a comprehensive revision of Nearctic Entephria . This revision significantly reorganized the of the , describing three new species (E. lynda, E. separata, and E. beringiana), elevating three former to species rank, and synonymizing several others. The revision also designated for several previously described species and a for Oporabia punctipes Curtis.

Research Gaps

Available sources provide only taxonomic description and . No published information on biology, , associations, or has been located. The single iNaturalist observation suggests the may be rarely encountered or underreported.