The Virgin Moth

Protitame virginalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Protitame virginalis, the virgin moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900. It is found in North America.

Distribution

The Virgin Moth — (c) Louis Imbeau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 357Canada · 92

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Louis Imbeau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionProtitame virginalis, Wikipedia contributors

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