Biology:Pterotaea cariosa

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Short description: Species of moth

Pterotaea cariosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Pterotaea
Species:
P. cariosa
Binomial name
Pterotaea cariosa
Hulst, 1896

Pterotaea cariosa is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Pterotaea cariosa is 6568.[4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Pterotaea cariosa:

  • Pterotaea cariosa aporema Rindge, 1970
  • Pterotaea cariosa cariosa
  • Pterotaea cariosa incompta Rindge, 1970

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q13559684 entry