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The Immature Stages of the Canadian Species of Pero Herrich-Schaeffer (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. C. McGuffin
W. C. McGuffin
Affiliation:
Forest Entomology and Pathology Branch, Department of Forestry, Ottawa, Ontario
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Abstract

The immature stages of five Canadian species of Pero Herrich-Schaeffer are described. These species arc P. bebrensarius Packard, P. bonestarim Walker, P. mizon Ritidge, P. morrisonaius Henry Edwards, and P. occidentalis pnckardi Cassino and Swett. Three colour patterns have been noted in the larvae of P. mizon and P. morrisovarius but only nne in each of P. behreniarius, P. bonestarius and P. occidtmtalis packardi. Brief accounts of the life histories and habits of the species are presented together with a key to the mature larvae.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 95 , Issue 11 , November 1963 , pp. 1159 - 1167
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1963

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