Phaeoura perfidaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths).[1][2][3] It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Colorado and New Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Phaeoura |
| Species: | P. perfidaria
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| Phaeoura perfidaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
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The wingspan is 40–47 mm.
The MONA or Hodges number for Phaeoura perfidaria is 6768.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Phaeoura perfidaria Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ a b "Phaeoura perfidaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ "Phaeoura perfidaria Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B.; & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Phaeoura perfidaria, Hodges 6768". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.
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