Hodges-6761
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Pero occidentalis
Western Pero Moth, western pero
Pero occidentalis, commonly known as the western pero moth, is a species of geometrid moth described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It belongs to the family Geometridae, a large group commonly called inchworms or geometer moths due to their characteristic larval locomotion. The species is native to North America and is cataloged with MONA/Hodges number 6761. Like other members of genus Pero, it is part of the diverse Ennominae subfamily.