Phrygionis paradoxata

Phrygionis paradoxata, the jeweled satyr moth or silvery phrygionis, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[2] It is found in North America, including Florida.[3] It is also known from the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic and Dominica.[1]

Phrygionis paradoxata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Phrygionis
Species:
P. paradoxata
Binomial name
Phrygionis paradoxata
(Guenée, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phrygionis incolorata paradoxata
  • Phrygionis argentistriata Strecker, 1876

References
  1. "911457.00 – 6671 – Phrygionis paradoxata – Jeweled Satyr Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. Royal Entomological Society of London (1910). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 207
  3. Hollenbeck, Jeff (March 31, 2017). "Species Phrygionis paradoxata - Silvery Phrygionis - Hodges#6671". BugGuide. Retrieved February 3, 2019.


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