Lytrosis sinuosa, the sinuous lytrosis moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern United States, as far north as New Jersey, as far south as northern Florida and as far west as Mississippi. Moths grow to be 24 to 29 mm long with females being larger than males. [1][2] [3]
Lytrosis sinuosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Tribe: | Angeronini |
Genus: | Lytrosis |
Species: | L. sinuosa
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Binomial name | |
Lytrosis sinuosa Rindge, 1971
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References
edit- ^ "Lytrosis sinuosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Lytrosis sinuosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Lytrosis sinuosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lytrosis sinuosa". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- 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.