Pantherodes colubraria
Pantherodes colubraria | |
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Partenodes colubraria. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Ennominae |
Genus: | Pantherodes |
Species: | P. colubraria |
Binomial name | |
Pantherodes colubraria Guenée, 1858 | |
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Pantherodes colubraria, common name blotched leopard, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.
Description
Wingspan of Pantherodes colubraria can reach about 50–55 millimetres (2.0–2.2 in). These moths have translucent yellow wings with leopard-like blotches.
Distribution
This species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Subspecies
- Pantherodes colubraria colubraria
- Pantherodes colubraria viperaria (Thierry-Mieg, 1916)
References
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