Pterocypha defensata
Pterocypha defensata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.[1][2][3]
| Pterocypha defensata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Hydriomenini |
| Genus: | Pterocypha |
| Species: | P. defensata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterocypha defensata Walker, 1862 | |
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The MONA or Hodges number for Pterocypha defensata is 7299.[4]
References
- "Pterocypha defensata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Pterocypha defensata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Pterocypha defensata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "North American Moth Photographers Group, Pterocypha defensata". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Becker, Vitor O.; Miller, Scott E. (2002). "The large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: a survey of efficient colonizers (Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Hyblaeidae, Cossidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 56 (1): 9–44. ISSN 0024-0966.
- Holloway, J. D. (1997). Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. The Moths of Borneo. part 10. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 978-9839991543.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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