| Abraxas pantaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Abraxas |
| Species: | A. pantaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Abraxas pantaria (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
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Abraxas pantaria, the light magpie or spotted ash looper is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is found in the Mediterranean and is common in Portugal and Spain. It is also known from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Croatia, Armenia and Georgia south-eastern Russia and Turkey.
The wingspan is 38–42 mm for females and 35–40 mm for males.
References
- "Fauna Europaea". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- Savela, Markku. "Abraxas pantaria (Linnaeus, 1767)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- "Spotted ash looper, Abraxas pantaria (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a new ash pest in Turkey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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