Abraxas pantaria

Abraxas pantaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Abraxas
Species:
A. pantaria
Binomial name
Abraxas pantaria
(Linnaeus, 1767)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena pantaria Linnaeus, 1767

Abraxas pantaria, the light magpie or spotted ash looper is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767.[2] It is found in the Mediterranean and is common in Portugal and Spain. It is also known from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Croatia, Armenia and Georgia south-eastern Russia and Turkey.[3]

The wingspan is 38–42 mm for females and 35–40 mm for males.

References

  1. ^ "Fauna Europaea". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Abraxas pantaria (Linnaeus, 1767)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Spotted ash looper, Abraxas pantaria (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a new ash pest in Turkey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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