Oxydia vesulia
Species of moth
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Oxydia vesulia, the spurge spanworm moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]
| Oxydia vesulia | |
|---|---|
| Spurge spanworm moth O. vesulia Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Oxydia |
| Species: | O. vesulia |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxydia vesulia (Cramer, 1779) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Oxydia vesulia:
- Oxydia vesulia alternata Warren, 1905
- Oxydia vesulia transponens Walker, 1860
- Oxydia vesulia vesulia (Cramer, 1779)