Leptostales pannaria

(Guenée, [1858])

Pannaria Wave, pannaria wave moth

Leptostales pannaria, commonly known as the Pannaria Wave, is a geometrid in the Sterrhinae. It is found across the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. The is assigned Hodges number 7173 in the North American moth classification system. It is a well-documented species with over 6,800 observations on iNaturalist.

Pannaria Wave Moth (29972910305) by Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.Pannaria Wave - Leptostales pannaria (46554763411) by Christina Butler from Georgia, United States. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.Scelolophia pannaria, -26179, det. Sperry, Modello, Florida, 3 December 1941, Mrs. Forsyth (49550805367) by Robb Hannawacker. Used under a Public domain license.

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Distribution

Caribbean, Central America, and North America

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Classification Note

The was described by Guenée in 1857 or 1858 (sources vary slightly in dating). It belongs to the Sterrhinae within Geometridae, a group commonly known as wave moths due to their characteristic wing patterns.

Taxonomic Resources

The is catalogued in the Catalogue of Life and has an exact match in GBIF. It is included in the of North America (MONA) system with Hodges number 7173.

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