Biology:Nasusina mendicata

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Short description: Species of moth

Nasusina mendicata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nasusina
Species:
N. mendicata
Binomial name
Nasusina mendicata
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia mendicata Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

Nasusina mendicata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in the US in southern and central California , extending up the coast as far as Sonoma and Napa counties.[3]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August and in October.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13559863 entry