Pero radiosaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths).[1][2][3] It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from southern California to Texas.

Pero radiosaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pero
Species:
P. radiosaria
Binomial name
Pero radiosaria
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Azelina radiosaria Hulst, 1886
  • Stenaspilates apapinaria Dyar, 1908
  • Azelina fulvata Warren, 1905
  • Stenaspilates metzaria Dyar, 1909
  • Pero muricolor Warren, 1900
  • Stenaspilates rectissima Dyar, 1910

The wingspan is 28–36 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Clematis drummondii.

The MONA or Hodges number for Pero radiosaria is 6749.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pero radiosaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. ^ a b "Pero radiosaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. ^ "Pero radiosaria Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  4. ^ Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B.; & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. ^ "Pero radiosaria, Hodges 6749". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.
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