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Abraxas karafutonis

Synonyms: Abraxas grossulariata (heterotypic); Abraxas heringi

Wikipedia Abstract

Abraxas grossulariata is a moth of the family Geometridae, native to the Palaearctic ecozone and North America. Its distinctive speckled colouration has given it a common name of magpie moth. The caterpillar is similarly coloured to the adult, and may be found as a pest feeding on the leaves of shrubs such as gooseberry. It is a highly variable species with many different forms. Research using Abraxas grossulariata led to the discovery of sex-linked characters.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0