Phaeoura perfidaria

Phaeoura perfidaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Phaeoura
Species:
P. perfidaria
Binomial name
Phaeoura perfidaria
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

  1. ^ "Phaeoura perfidaria Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. ^ a b "Phaeoura perfidaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. ^ "Phaeoura perfidaria Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  4. ^ Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B.; & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. ^ "Phaeoura perfidaria, Hodges 6768". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

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.


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