Kent's Geometer Moth
Selenia kentaria
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
Selenia est un genre de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Geometridae, de la sous-famille des Ennominae et de la tribu des Ennomini. Historique et dénomination Le genre Selenia a été décrit par l'entomologiste allemand Jakob Hübner en 1823. Liste des espèces Selenia alciphearia Walker, 1860.
Selenia kentaria, commonly known as Kent's thorn or Kent's geometer, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1867. It is found in eastern and central North America.
Selenia es un género de polillas de la familia Geometridae descrito por Jacob Hübner en 1823. En 1999, había alrededor de 24 especies en el género. Los machos tienen antenas pectinadas y las hembras tienen antenas simples.
Distribution
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