Virgin Moth
Protitame virginalis (Hulst, 1900)
Virgin Moth: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/6986
Synonyms
Hodges #6270 
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Protitame virginalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Protitame
Species:
P. virginalis
Binomial name
Protitame virginalis
(Hulst, 1900)
Synonyms[1]
  • Protitame albescens McDunnough, 1939
  • Protitame discalis McDunnough, 1939
  • Protitame hulstiaria (Taylor, 1906)

Protitame virginalis, the virgin moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Protitame virginalis is 6270.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Protitame virginalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. ^ "Protitame virginalis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. ^ "Protitame virginalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. ^ "Protitame virginalis Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Protitame virginalis". Retrieved 2018-04-12.

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