Pingasa lahayei

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pingasa

Pingasa lahayei is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Spain, North Africa and tropical Africa, including Gambia.

The larvae feed on Rhus tripartita and Zizyphus lotus.

Subspecies

Pingasa lahayei lahayei (southern Spain, North Africa)

Pingasa lahayei austrina Prout, 1917 (tropical Africa, including Gambia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Swaziland)

Pingasa multispurcata is often treated as a subspecies of Pingasa lahayei.

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