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Abraxas pantaria (Spotted Ash Looper)

Synonyms: Calospilos pantaria; Phalaena pantaria (homotypic); Zerene pantata

Wikipedia Abstract

Abraxas pantaria, known commonly as the light magpie or spotted ash looper is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Linnaeus in 1767. It is found in the Mediterranean andis common in Portugal and Spain. It is also known from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Croatia, Armenia and Georgia south-eastern Russia and Turkey.
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Infraspecies

Abraxas pantaria cataria
Abraxas pantaria pantaria
Abraxas pantaria urganda

Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.614 inches (.041 m)

Prey / Diet

Fraxinus calabrica (Narrow-leafed Ash)[1]
Fraxinus excelsior (European ash)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Pernek, M., & MATOŠEVIĆ, D. (2013). Biology and natural enemies of spotted ash looper, Abraxas pantaria (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in Krka National Park. Periodicum biologorum, 115(3), 371-377.
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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