Pingasa cinerea

Pingasa cinerea, the tan-spotted grey, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by William Warren in 1894. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria.

Pingasa cinerea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pingasa
Species:
P. cinerea
Binomial name
Pingasa cinerea
Warren, 1894[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudoterpna singularis Kershaw, 1897
  • Skorpisthes undascripta Lucas, 1900

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are grey brown with a wavy pattern of darker markings. They have a rare resting posture, with the forewings dislocated to point forward.

The larvae are pale brown and covered in spiky warts.[2]

References
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  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (27 January 2018). "Pingasa cinerea Warren, 1894 Tan-spotted Grey". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 April 2019.


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