''Speranza austrinata'' is a species of geometrid
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 ...
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 from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...
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It was described by Douglas C. Ferguson in 2008 and is found in Central and North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Speranza austrinata'' is 6301.1.][Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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References
* Ferguson, Douglas C.; Hodges, R. W.; et al., eds. (2008). "Geometroidea: Geometridae (part), Ennominae (Part - Abraxini, Cassymini, Macariini)". ''The Moths of North America North of Mexico'', fasc. 17.2, 430.
* Ferris C. (2010). "A revision of the genus ''Antepione'' Packard with description of the new genus ''Pionenta'' Ferris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)". ''ZooKeys'' 71: 49-70.
Further reading
* Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
External links
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Macariini
Moths described in 2008
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