''Pingasa distensaria'' is a

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 ...

of 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 ...

first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

Subspecies

*''Pingasa distensaria distensaria'' (Walker, 1860) (Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe) *''Pingasa distensaria respondens'' (Walker, 1860) (South Africa)

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* Moths described in 1860 Pseudoterpnini Moths of Africa {{Geometrinae-stub