Small Seraphim

Pterapherapteryx sexalata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Pterapherapteryx is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Geometridae erected by John Curtis in 1825. Its only species, Pterapherapteryx sexalata, the small seraphim, was first described by Anders Jahan Retzius in 1783. It is found in central and northern Europe and south-east Russia.

Distribution

Small Seraphim — (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 650Germany · 374United Kingdom · 147Switzerland · 40France · 18Belgium · 9Italy · 6Luxembourg · 4

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPterapherapteryx, Wikipedia contributors

Small Seraphim

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