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| Genus: | Angerona Duponchel, 1829
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| Species: | A. prunaria
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| Angerona prunaria | |
Angerona is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829. Its only species, Angerona prunaria, the orange moth, was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[1]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Angerona Duponchel, 1829". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2019.