Phaeoura mexicanaria

Phaeoura mexicanaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Phaeoura
Species: P. mexicanaria
Binomial name
Phaeoura mexicanaria
(Grote, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eubyja mexicanaria Grote, 1883
  • Nacophora mexicanaria
  • Phaeoura triaria Barnes and McDunnough, 1917
  • Phaeoura magnificans Dyar, 1923

Phaeoura mexicanaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, including British Columbia, California, Texas and Washington.[2]

The wingspan is 40–50 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Pinus species.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Bug Guide
  3. ↑ The Bug Maniac


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