Phaeoura mexicanaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883. It is found in North America, including British Columbia, California, Texas and Washington.[2]

Phaeoura mexicanaria
Larva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Phaeoura
Species:
P. mexicanaria
Binomial name
Phaeoura mexicanaria
(Grote, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eubyja mexicanaria Grote, 1883
  • Nacophora mexicanaria
  • Phaeoura triaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
  • Phaeoura magnificans Dyar, 1923

The wingspan is 40–50 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Pinus species.

References

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  1. ^ "911194.00 – 6766 – Phaeoura mexicanaria – (Grote, 1883)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Cotinis (May 27, 2012). "Species Phaeoura mexicanaria - Hodges#6766". BugGuide. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Phaeoura mexicanaria Pair". The Bug Maniac. Archived from the original March 26, 2012.