Metarranthis pilosaria, known generally as the coastal bog metarranthi or slender groundsel moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]
Metarranthis pilosaria | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Metarranthis |
Species: | M. pilosaria
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Binomial name | |
Metarranthis pilosaria (Packard, 1876)
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The MONA or Hodges number for Metarranthis pilosaria is 6830.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Metarranthis pilosaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Metarranthis pilosaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Metarranthis pilosaria Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Metarranthis pilosaria". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
Further reading
edit- Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid moths of the world: a catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0643063048.
- Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.