Phigalia titea, the spiny looper or half-wing moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2] The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 (some sources give 1782).[3] The average wingspan is about 34 mm.
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Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1780)
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References
edit- ^ "911079.00 – 6658 – Phigalia titea – Half-wing Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Spiny Looper Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1782)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 9, 2019.