Abraxas pantaria
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Species of moth
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Abraxas |
Species: | A. pantaria
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Abraxas pantaria, the light magpie or spotted ash looper is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767.[2] It is found in the Mediterranean and is common in Portugal and Spain. It is also known from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Croatia, Armenia and Georgia south-eastern Russia and Turkey.[3]
The wingspan is 38–42 mm for females and 35–40 mm for males.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Fauna Europaea". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on 2016年03月04日. Retrieved 2017年03月08日.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Abraxas pantaria (Linnaeus, 1767)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Spotted ash looper, Abraxas pantaria (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a new ash pest in Turkey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012年03月12日. Retrieved 2011年12月16日.
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