Biology:Pantherodes pardalaria

Short description: Species of moth

Pantherodes pardalaria
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Pantherodes
Species:	P. pardalaria
Binomial name
Pantherodes pardalaria (Hübner, 1823)
Synonyms
Panthera pardalaria Hübner, [1823] Phalaena perspicillum Perty 1833

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Pantherodes pardalaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Description

The wingspan of Pantherodes pardalaria can reach about 50 millimetres (2.0 in). These moths have yellow wings with leopard-like blue-grey blotches.

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Argentina , Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador, and Paraguay.

References

• Savela, Markku. "Pantherodes pardalaria (Hübner, [1823)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/ennominae/pantherodes/#pardalaria. Retrieved April 12, 2019. 
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• J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2011; 7: 2. Published online 2011 Jan 6. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-2

Wikidata ☰ Q13559425 entry