Epimecis detexta, the avocado spanworm moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.[1][2][3]
Epimecis detexta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Epimecis |
Species: | E. detexta
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Binomial name | |
Epimecis detexta (Walker, 1860)
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References
edit- ^ "Epimecis detexta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Epimecis detexta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Epimecis detexta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Epimecis detexta". 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.
External links
edit- Media related to Epimecis detexta at Wikimedia Commons