Pleuroprucha asthenaria
| Pleuroprucha asthenaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterrhinae |
| Genus: | Pleuroprucha |
| Species: | P. asthenaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleuroprucha asthenaria (Walker, 1861) | |
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The Asthene Wave Moth (Pleuroprucha asthenaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from North America (including Florida and Oklahoma), South America and Jamaica.
The larvae feed on various plants, including mango in which they cause premature ripening of fruit.
References
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