Carphoides setigera

(Carphoides setigera)

Description

Carphoides setigera, the green carphoide, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Carphoides setigera is 6623.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Geometridae

Genus:Carphoides

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