Phrygionis paradoxata

Phrygionis paradoxata
Phrygionis paradoxata incolorata, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Palyadini
Genus: Phrygionis
Species:
P. paradoxata
Binomial name
Phrygionis paradoxata
(Guenée, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phrygionis incolorata paradoxata
  • Phrygionis argentistriata Strecker, 1876

Phrygionis paradoxata, the jeweled satyr moth or silvery phrygionis, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[2] It is found in South America, Central America, Florida, and the Caribbean.[1][3][4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Phrygionis paradoxata:

  • Phrygionis paradoxata incolorata Prout, 1910
  • Phrygionis paradoxata paradoxata (Guenée, [1858])
  • Phrygionis paradoxata steeleorum Brown, 1991

References

  1. ^ a b "911457.00 – 6671 – Phrygionis paradoxata – Jeweled Satyr Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Royal Entomological Society of London (1910). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 207
  3. ^ Hollenbeck, Jeff (March 31, 2017). "Species Phrygionis paradoxata - Silvery Phrygionis - Hodges#6671". BugGuide. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "GBIF, Phrygionis paradoxata". Retrieved 2024-08-24.


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