Phigalia titea

Phigalia titea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Phigalia
Species:	P. titea
Binomial name
	Phigalia titea; (Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
	Deileptenia titearia Hübner, [1825]; Phigalia cinctaria French, 1878; Phigalia deplorans Franclemont, 1938; Phigalia olivacearia mephistarua Reiff, 1913; Phigalia revocata Walker, [1863]; Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780);

Phigalia titea, the spiny looper or half-wing moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2] The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 (some sources give 1782).[3] The average wingspan is about 34 mm.

Caterpillar

References

"911079.00 – 6658 – Phigalia titea – Half-wing Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Spiny Looper Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1782)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
Savela, Markku. "Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

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[1] "911079.00 – 6658 – Phigalia titea – Half-wing Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[2] Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Spiny Looper Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1782)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[3] Savela, Markku. "Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 9, 2019.