Protitame virginalis

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Protitame virginalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Protitame
Species:
P. virginalis
Binomial name
Protitame virginalis
(Hulst, 1900)
Synonyms [1]
  • Protitame albescens McDunnough, 1939
  • Protitame discalis McDunnough, 1939
  • Protitame hulstiaria (Taylor, 1906)

Protitame virginalis, the virgin moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1]

Contents

The MONA or Hodges number for Protitame virginalis is 6270. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Protitame virginalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. "Protitame virginalis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. "Protitame virginalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. "Protitame virginalis Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Protitame virginalis" . Retrieved 2018-04-12.

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