Pantherodes

Pantherodes
Pantherodes colubraria. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Pantherodes
Guenée, 1858
Synonyms
  • Panthera Hübner, 1823[1]

Pantherodes is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.[2]

Species

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Description

Moths belonging to this genus have translucent yellow wings with leopard-like blotches.[4]

Distribution

These species can be found the southern states of the United States to Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.[5]

References

  1. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
  2. Biodiversity Heritage Library
  3. Catalogue of Life
  4. Learn about butterflies
  5. Bold Systems


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