Pterocypha defensata explained

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.

Further reading

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