Pantherodes pardalaria

Pantherodes pardalaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Pantherodes pardalaria
Pantherodes pardalaria in São Paulo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Pantherodes
Species:	P. pardalaria
Binomial name
Pantherodes pardalaria (Hübner, 1823)
Synonyms
Panthera pardalaria Hübner, [1823] Phalaena perspicillum Perty 1833

Description

The wingspan of Pantherodes pardalaria can reach about 50 millimetres (2.0 in). These moths have yellow wings with leopard-like blue-grey blotches.

Distribution

This species can be found in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Paraguay.

References

• Savela, Markku. "Pantherodes pardalaria (Hübner, [1823])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
• Animal Diversity
• Eco Registros
• Insectarium Virtual
• J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2011; 7: 2. Published online 2011 Jan 6. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-2