Pantherodes colubraria
| Pantherodes colubraria | |
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| Partenodes colubraria. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Pantherodes |
| Species: | P. colubraria |
| Binomial name | |
| Pantherodes colubraria Guenée, 1858 | |
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Pantherodes colubraria, common name blotched leopard, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.
Description
Wingspan of Pantherodes colubraria can reach about 50–55 millimetres (2.0–2.2 in). These moths have translucent yellow wings with leopard-like blotches.
Distribution
This species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Subspecies
- Pantherodes colubraria colubraria
- Pantherodes colubraria viperaria (Thierry-Mieg, 1916)
References
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