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Wing pattern variation and DNA barcodes defy taxonomic splitting in the New Zealand Pimelea Looper Notoreas perornata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae): the importance of populations as conservation units

  • 1. 15 Laura Kent Place, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand;
  • 2. Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170, St Johns 1072, Auckland, New Zealand; BuckleyT@landcareresearch.co.nz; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-4234
  • 3. Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170, St Johns 1072, Auckland, New Zealand; Brav-CubittT@landcareresearch.co.nz; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3735-530X

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Hoare, Robert J.B., Patrick, Brian H., Buckley, Thomas R., Brav-Cubitt, Talia (2023): Wing pattern variation and DNA barcodes defy taxonomic splitting in the New Zealand Pimelea Looper Notoreas perornata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae): the importance of populations as conservation units. Zootaxa 5346 (1): 1-27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5346.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.1.1

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