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Common Tan Wave

Pleuroprucha insulsaria

Classification

Class
Insecta

Pleuroprucha insulsaria, the common tan wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae that was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and Colorado and north to Ontario. It ranges south through Mexico and Central America into South America (including Venezuela) and has been recorded as far south as the Galápagos Islands.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 6,758Canada · 788Mexico · 19Brazil · 2Cuba · 1United Kingdom · 1