Phaeoura mexicanaria
Larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
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 & McDunnough, 1917
  • Phaeoura magnificans Dyar, 1923

Phaeoura mexicanaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. 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. ↑ "911194.00 – 6766 – Phaeoura mexicanaria – (Grote, 1883)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Cotinis (May 27, 2012). "Species Phaeoura mexicanaria - Hodges#6766". BugGuide. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Phaeoura mexicanaria Pair". The Bug Maniac. Archived from the original March 26, 2012.


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