Biology:Phaeoura perfidaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Phaeoura perfidaria
Phaeoura perfidaria, -26429, det. J.A. Comstock, South Rim Grand Canyon, Arizona. 1 August 1942, Louis Schellbach III (49553170382).jpg
Scientific classification
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P. perfidaria
Binomial name
Phaeoura perfidaria
Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
Synonyms
  • Nacophora pefidaria

Phaeoura perfidaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths).[1][2][3] It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Arizona, California , Colorado and New Mexico.

The wingspan is 40–47 mm.

The MONA or Hodges number for Phaeoura perfidaria is 6768.[4][5]

References

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13559336 entry