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Common Tan Wave
Pleuroprucha insulsaria
Pleuroprucha insulsaria, the common tan wave moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and Colorado and north to Ontario. It ranges south through Mexico and Central America into South America (including Venezuela) and has been recorded as far south as the Galapagos Islands. It has also been recorded from the West Indies, including Jamaica.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 143105.