Phrygionis paradoxata (Guenée) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phrygionis paradoxata (Guenée)

Phrygionis paradoxata (Guenée)

Phrygionis paradoxata is a geometrid moth found across the Americas and the Caribbean, first described in 1858.

Family
Genus
Phrygionis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phrygionis paradoxata (Guenée)

Phrygionis paradoxata (Guenée), commonly known as the jeweled satyr moth or silvery phrygionis, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. Achille Guenée first described this species in 1858. Its known distribution includes South America, Central America, Florida, and the Caribbean.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Phrygionis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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