Phigalia titea

Phigalia titea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Phigalia
Species:	P. titea
Binomial name
	Phigalia titea; (Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
	Deileptenia titearia Hübner, [1825]; Phigalia cinctaria French, 1878; Phigalia deplorans Franclemont, 1938; Phigalia olivacearia mephistarua Reiff, 1913; Phigalia revocata Walker, [1863]; Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780);

Phigalia titea, the spiny looper or half-wing moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.^[1]^[2] The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 (some sources give 1782).^[3] The average wingspan is about 34 mm.

References

↑ "911079.00 – 6658 – Phigalia titea – Half-wing Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
↑ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Spiny Looper Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1782)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

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[1] "911079.00 – 6658 – Phigalia titea – Half-wing Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[2] Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Spiny Looper Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1782)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[3] Savela, Markku. "Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

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