Pterocypha defensata

Pterocypha defensata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Hydriomenini
Genus:	Pterocypha
Species:	P. defensata
Binomial name
	Pterocypha defensata; Walker, 1862
Synonyms
	Pterocypha floridata (Walker, 1863) ;

Pterocypha defensata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Pterocypha defensata is 7299.

References

Becker, Vitor O.; Miller, Scott E. (2002). "The large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: a survey of efficient colonizers (Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Hyblaeidae, Cossidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 56 (1): 9–44. ISSN 0024-0966.
Holloway, J. D. (1997). Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. The Moths of Borneo. Vol. part 10. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 978-9839991543.
Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.

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