Pantherodes pardalaria

Pantherodes pardalaria
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Pantherodes
Species: P. pardalaria
Binomial name
Pantherodes pardalaria
(Hübner, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Panthera pardalaria Hübner, [1823]
  • Phalaena perspicillum Perty 1833
mounted specimen

Pantherodes pardalaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.

Description

Wingspan of Pantherodes pardalaria can reach about 50 millimetres (2.0 in). These moths have yellow wings with leopard-like blue-grey blotches.

Distribution

This species can be found in Brazil and Argentina.

References


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