''Pero'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...
. It was erected by
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer
Gottlieb (formerly D. Gottlieb & Co.) was an American arcade game corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is best known for creating a vast line of pinball machines and arcade games (including ''Q*bert'') throughout much of the 20th century.
...
in 1855.
Species
In alphabetical order:
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Pero aeniasaria''
(Walker, 1860)
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Pero ancetaria''
(Hübner, 1806)
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Pero astapa''
(Druce, 1892)
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Pero behrensaria''
(Packard, 1871)
*''
Pero catalina''
Poole, 1987
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Pero flavisaria''
(Grossbeck, 1906)
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Pero gigantea''
(Grossbeck, 1910)
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Pero hoedularia''
(Guenée, 1857)
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Pero honestaria''
(Walker, 1860)
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Pero hubneraria''
(Guenée, 1857)
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Pero inviolata''
(Hulst, 1898)
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Pero macdunnoughi''
(Cassino & Swett, 1922)
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Pero meskaria''
(Packard, 1876)
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Pero mizon''
(Rindge, 1955)
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Pero modesta''
(Grossbeck, 1910)
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Pero modestus''
Grossbeck, 1910
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Pero morrisonaria''
(H. Edwards, 1881)
*''
Pero muzoides''
Herbulot, 2002
*''
Pero nerisaria''
(Walker, 1860)
*?''
Pero obfuscata''
(Warren, 1894)
*''
Pero occidentalis''
(Hulst, 1896)
*''
Pero pima''
Poole, 1987
*''
Pero polygonaria''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 855
__NOTOC__
Year 855 (Roman numerals, DCCCLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* November 20 – Theoktistos, co-regent of the Empire on behalf of 15-year old Emperor Mi ...
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Pero radiosaria''
(Hulst, 1886)
*''
Pero rectisectaria''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 855
__NOTOC__
Year 855 (Roman numerals, DCCCLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* November 20 – Theoktistos, co-regent of the Empire on behalf of 15-year old Emperor Mi ...
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Pero spongiata''
(Guenée, 1857)
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Pero zalissaria''
(Walker, 1860)
References
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Azelinini
Geometridae genera
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