Iridopsis sanctissima

Iridopsis sanctissima
Iridopsis sanctissima specimine
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Iridopsis
Species:	I. sanctissima
Binomial name
Iridopsis sanctissima (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)
Synonyms
Cleora sanctissima Barnes & McDunnough, 1917

Iridopsis sanctissima is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917.[1][2][3] It is found in Central and North America,[1] where has been recorded from Nevada, Arizona, California and northern Baja California.

The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm for males and 15–20 mm for females.[4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Iridopsis sanctissima is 6576.[3]

References

1. "Iridopsis sanctissima Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
2. "Iridopsis sanctissima Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Iridopsis sanctissima". Retrieved 7 February 2018.
4. "Iridopsis sanctissima Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

Further reading

• Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid moths of the world: a catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). CSIRO Publishing. p. 1016. ISBN 0643063048.
• Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Ferris, C (2010). "A revision of the genus Antepione Packard with description of the new genus Pionenta Ferris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)". ZooKeys (71): 49–70. doi:10.3897/zookeys.71.789. PMC 3088449. PMID 21594048.