''Phaeoura'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
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Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...
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Species include:
[''Phaeoura''.]
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Phaeoura cristifera
''Phaeoura cristifera'' is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives fro ...
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Phaeoura kirkwoodi
''Phaeoura kirkwoodi'' is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Phaeoura kirkwoodi'' is 6765.
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Phaeoura mexicanaria
''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.
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Phaeoura perfidaria
''Phaeoura perfidaria'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths). It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917 and is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Californi ...
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Phaeoura quernaria
''Phaeoura quernaria'', the oak beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is found in eastern North America, occurring as far west as east-central Alberta. The habitat consist ...
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