Taxonomy Profile: Pterocypha defensata (Walker 1862)

Pterocypha defensata: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Pterocypha floridata
Walker 1863
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pterocypha defensata: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Lepidoptera
butterflies |
moths |
Borboleta |
Mariposa |
papillons |
papillons de nuit |
Superfamily : Geometroidea
Family : Geometridae
cankerworms |
geometers |
measuringworms |
arpenteuses |
chenilles arpenteuses |
chenilles géométrales |
géomètres |
Subfamily : Larentiinae
Tribe : Hydriomenini
Genus : Pterocypha
Pterocypha defensata Direct Children(s):
Pterocypha defensata: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Online list of [...] the Geometridae of the World (Dec 2007)
Acquired:
2011-03-16
Notes:
Maintained by Malcolm J. Scoble and Axel Hausmann. Online list of valid and available names of the Geometridae of the World, http://www.lepbarcoding.org/geometridae/species_checklists.php. Last update December 2007
Reference for:
Pterocypha defensata
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Becker, Vitor O., and Scott E. Miller
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
The large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: a survey of efficent colonizers (Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Hyblaeidae, Cossidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, vol. 56, no. 1
Page(s):
9-43
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0024-0966
Notes:
Reference for:
Pterocypha defensata
Pterocypha defensata: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Native
Pterocypha defensata: Comments