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Dyspteris
Sign in to saveDyspteris is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae and was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Dyspteris abortivaria, commonly known as the bad-wing. This species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855 and is found in North America.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 19
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Geometridae
- Collections
- UMNH, PU, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Geometridae
- Image
- The Bad Wing, Dyspteris abortivaria, Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
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- Dyspteris
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- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Dyspteris
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- Dyspteris
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