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Pachyerannis

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Pachyerannis
Large-winged male above, stub-winged female below
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pachyerannis
Inoue, 1982
Species:
P. obliquaria
Binomial name
Pachyerannis obliquaria
(Motschulsky, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Pachyerannis bela (Butler, 1878)

Pachyerannis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Inoue in 1982. Its only species, Pachyerannis obliquaria, first described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860,[1] is known from Japan and the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 24–30 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pachyerannis Inoue, 1982". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Pachyerannis obliquaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
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