Pero occidentalis, the western pero, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2] It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896 and is found in North America.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pero |
| Species: | P. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pero occidentalis (Hulst, 1896)
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The MONA or Hodges number for Pero occidentalis is 6761.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Pero occidentalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ a b "Pero occidentalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Pero occidentalis, Western Pero - Hodges 6761". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- Ferris C (2010). "A revision of the genus Antepione Packard with description of the new genus Pionenta Ferris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)". ZooKeys. 71: 49-70.
- Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
External links
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