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Phaeoura mexicanaria

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Species of moth

Phaeoura mexicanaria
Larva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Phaeoura
Species: P. mexicanaria
Binomial name
Phaeoura mexicanaria
(Grote, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Eubyja mexicanaria Grote, 1883
  • Nacophora mexicanaria
  • Phaeoura triaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
  • Phaeoura magnificans Dyar, 1923

Phaeoura mexicanaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. It is found in North America, including British Columbia, California, Texas and Washington.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm.

The larvae feed on Pinus species.

References

  1. "911194.00 – 6766 – Phaeoura mexicanaria – (Grote, 1883)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. Cotinis (May 27, 2012). "Species Phaeoura mexicanaria - Hodges#6766". BugGuide. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. "Phaeoura mexicanaria Pair". The Bug Maniac. Archived from the original March 26, 2012.
Taxon identifiers
Phaeoura mexicanaria


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