Pero meskaria

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Pero meskaria
Meske's Pero Moth, Pero meskaria -25969, Det. R. Hannawacker, Organpipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. 15 April 1947, John L. Sperry (49550964542).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pero
Species:
P. meskaria
Binomial name
Pero meskaria
(Packard, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Stenaspilates meskariaPackard, 1876
  • Azelina albomaculariaH. Edwards, 1882
  • Azelina arizonariaH. Edwards, 1882
  • Selidosema muricolorHulst, 1896
  • Stenaspilates albidulaHulst, 1900

Pero meskaria, Meske's pero moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths). It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1876 and is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Texas west to California, east through Nevada, Utah and western Colorado.

Contents

The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm.

The larvae feed on Clematis drummondii .

Etymology

The species was named in honor of Otto von Meske. [1]

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References

  1. "Pero meskaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-24.

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