Speckled wood

(Pararge aegeria)

galery

Description

The mean alar spread of males and females is 5.1 cm (2 inches),although males tend to be slightly smaller than females.In addition,the males have a row of grayish-brown scales that give off pheromones,absent in the females.The females,on the other hand,have more prominent and brilliant marks than the males.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Pararge
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