Biology:Protitame virginalis

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth

Protitame virginalis
- 6270 – Protitame virginalis – Virgin Moth (20661550045).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Protitame
Species:
P. virginalis
Binomial name
Protitame virginalis
(Hulst, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • (Taylor, 1906) McDunnough, 1939
  • Protitame discalis Protitame albescens
  • McDunnough, 1939 Protitame hulstiaria

Protitame virginalis, the virgin moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Protitame virginalis is 6270.[5]

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13554567 entry