Plagodis kuetzingi (Grote, 1876) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Plagodis kuetzingi (Grote, 1876)

Plagodis kuetzingi (Grote, 1876)

The purple plagodis (Plagodis kuetzingi) is a rare North American geometrid moth with a specific eastern and central North American range.

Family
Genus
Plagodis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Plagodis kuetzingi (Grote, 1876)

Plagodis kuetzingi, commonly known as the purple plagodis, is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It is native to North America, and is classified as an uncommon to rare moth species. Its distribution ranges from Nova Scotia southward to Virginia and Tennessee, and westward to Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Plagodis

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

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