Archiearis infans, the infant, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1862. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland and the northern United States, south in the east to New Jersey, south in the west to California.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Archiearis |
Species: | A. infans
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Binomial name | |
Archiearis infans (Möschler, 1862)
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Subspecies
edit- Archiearis infans infans
- Archiearis infans oregonensis (Swett, 1917) (southern British Columbia to California)
External links
edit- McLeod, Robin (April 3, 2017). "Species Archiearis infans - The Infant - Hodges#6256". BugGuide. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- Schmidt, B. C. & Anweiler, G. G. (November 25, 2003). "Species Details Archiearis infans". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2020.