Pantherodes colubraria

Pantherodes colubraria
	Partenodes colubraria. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Ennominae
Genus:	Pantherodes
Species:	P. colubraria
Binomial name
	Pantherodes colubraria; Guenée, 1858
Synonyms
	Panthera viperaria Thierry-Mieg, 1916; Panthera pumaria Schaus, 1901;

Pantherodes colubraria, common name blotched leopard, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.

Description

Wingspan of Pantherodes colubraria can reach about 50–55 millimetres (2.0–2.2 in). These moths have translucent yellow wings with leopard-like blotches.

Distribution

This species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Subspecies

Pantherodes colubraria colubraria
Pantherodes colubraria viperaria (Thierry-Mieg, 1916)

References

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