Progonostola caustoscia

Progonostola caustoscia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Progonostola
Species: P. caustoscia
Binomial name
Progonostola caustoscia
Meyrick, 1899
Synonyms
  • Xanthorhoe caustoscia Meyrick, 1899

Progonostola caustoscia is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Maui and Lanai.

In color, size and pattern, this species is similar to Progonostola cremnopis, but it is easily separated, in the male at least, by its bipectinate antennae.

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