Biology:Nepytia phantasmaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Nepytia phantasmaria
Nepytia phantasmaria.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nepytia
Species:
N. phantasmaria
Binomial name
Nepytia phantasmaria
(Strecker, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Cleora phantasmaria Strecker, 1899

Nepytia phantasmaria, the phantom hemlock looper, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2] It was described by Herman Strecker in 1899 and is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Nepytia phantasmaria is 6907.[3][4]

References

  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), 1016.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13557953 entry