Sericosema juturnaria (Guenée, 1857) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sericosema juturnaria (Guenée, 1857)

Sericosema juturnaria (Guenée, 1857)

Sericosema juturnaria, the Bordered Fawn, is a North American geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.

Family
Genus
Sericosema
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sericosema juturnaria (Guenée, 1857)

Sericosema juturnaria, commonly called the Bordered Fawn, is a species of moth in the Geometridae family. This species is found across North America. It is classified as a geometrid moth, a group known for the characteristic "looping" movement of its caterpillars. Its common name, Bordered Fawn, comes from the distinct border found on its wings. Adult moths of this species have a wing pattern made up of brown and tan shades, which mimics the appearance of a fawn. The MONA or Hodges number assigned to Sericosema juturnaria is 6672.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Sericosema

More from Geometridae

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

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