Biology:Philtraea monillata

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Short description: Species of moth

Philtraea monillata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Philtraea
Species:
P. monillata
Binomial name
Philtraea monillata
Buckett, 1971[1]

Philtraea monillata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the southern United States in drainage basin of the Mississippi River from Missouri and Kentucky south to Louisiana.

The wingspan is 10–16 mm. Adults are on wing from early June to late August in two generations per year.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13559302 entry