Biology:Pionenta ochreata

Short description: Species of moth

Pionenta ochreata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Pionenta
Species:	P. ochreata
Binomial name
Pionenta ochreata (Hulst, 1898)
Synonyms
Antepione ochreata (Hulst, 1898) Antepione hewesata Sperry, 1948 Sabulodes arizonata Taylor, 1905 Sabulodes dyari Grossbeck, 1908 Sabulodes ligata Grossbeck, 1908

Pionenta ochreata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Arizona and New Mexico.

Variation in adults, upper three rows are males, bottom two are females

The holotype of Antepione hewesata, now considered a synonym of Pionenta ochreata

The holotype of Antepione hewesata, now considered a synonym of Sabulodes arizonata

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are on wing from mid May to August in riparian canyons and dry coniferous forest up to 2,560 meters. There is probably more than one generation per year.

External links

• A revision of the genus Antepione Packard with description of the new genus Pionenta Ferris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)
• Images

Wikidata ☰ Q7196875 entry