Dyspteris abortivaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: |
Dyspteris Hübner, 1818 |
Species: | D. abortivaria
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Binomial name | |
Dyspteris abortivaria (
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)
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Dyspteris is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae and was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Dyspteris abortivaria, commonly known as the bad-wing. This species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855 and is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
It is called "bad-wing" because its forewing is much larger than its hindwing, making it often difficult to pull into position for spreading. [6]
Dyspteris abortivaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: |
Dyspteris Hübner, 1818 |
Species: | D. abortivaria
|
Binomial name | |
Dyspteris abortivaria (
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)
|
Dyspteris is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae and was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Dyspteris abortivaria, commonly known as the bad-wing. This species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855 and is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
It is called "bad-wing" because its forewing is much larger than its hindwing, making it often difficult to pull into position for spreading. [6]