Pterotaea cariosa explained

Pterotaea cariosa is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Pterotaea cariosa is 6568.

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Pterotaea cariosa:

• Pterotaea cariosa aporema Rindge, 1970
• Pterotaea cariosa cariosa
• Pterotaea cariosa incompta Rindge, 1970

Further reading

• 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.