Pero radiosaria

Pero radiosaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths).[1][2][3] It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from southern California to Texas.

Pero radiosaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Pero
Species:
P. radiosaria
Binomial name
Pero radiosaria
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Azelina radiosaria Hulst, 1886
  • Stenaspilates apapinaria Dyar, 1908
  • Azelina fulvata Warren, 1905
  • Stenaspilates metzaria Dyar, 1909
  • Pero muricolor Warren, 1900
  • Stenaspilates rectissima Dyar, 1910

The wingspan is 28–36 mm. Adults are variable, with several colour forms ranging from light yellow brown, to brown, grey-brown and orange-brown. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Clematis drummondii.

The MONA or Hodges number for Pero radiosaria is 6749.[4][5]

References
  1. "Pero radiosaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. "Pero radiosaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. "Pero radiosaria Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  4. Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B.; & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. "Pero radiosaria, Hodges 6749". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

Further reading
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.


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