Pterotaea cariosa is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Pterotaea cariosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Pterotaea
Species:
P. cariosa
Binomial name
Pterotaea cariosa
Hulst, 1896

The MONA or Hodges number for Pterotaea cariosa is 6568.[4]

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Pterotaea cariosa:

  • Pterotaea cariosa aporema Rindge, 1970
  • Pterotaea cariosa cariosa
  • Pterotaea cariosa incompta Rindge, 1970

References

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  1. ^ "Pterotaea cariosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Pterotaea cariosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Pterotaea cariosa". Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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