Abraxas pantaria

Abraxas pantaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Abraxas
Species:	A. pantaria
Binomial name
	Abraxas pantaria; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Phalaena pantariaLinnaeus, 1767;

Last updated August 17, 2025

Abraxas pantaria, the light magpie or spotted ash looper is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767.^[2] It is found in the Mediterranean and is common in Portugal and Spain. It is also known from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Croatia, Armenia and Georgia south-eastern Russia and Turkey.^[3]

The wingspan is 38–42 mm for females and 35–40 mm for males.

References

↑ "Fauna Europaea". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Abraxas pantaria (Linnaeus, 1767)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
↑ "Spotted ash looper, Abraxas pantaria (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a new ash pest in Turkey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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[1] "Fauna Europaea". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-08.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Abraxas pantaria (Linnaeus, 1767)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

[3] "Spotted ash looper, Abraxas pantaria (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a new ash pest in Turkey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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