Pero ancetaria, or Hübner's pero, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1806. It is found in the eastern part of the United States, Ontario and Quebec.

Pero ancetaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pero
Species:
P. ancetaria
Binomial name
Pero ancetaria
(Hübner, 1806)
Synonyms
  • Pero hubneraria (Guenée, 1857)
  • Azelina hubneraria Guenée, 1857
  • Pero marmoratus (Grossbeck, 1910)
  • Pero huebneraria
  • Pero barnesi (Cassino & Swett, 1922)

The wingspan is 31–37 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September in the south (from May to June and again from August to September). There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Alnus, Shepherdia canadensis, Prunus serotina and Salix.

External links edit

  • McLeod, Robin (June 2, 2018). "Species Pero ancetaria - Hubner's Pero - Hodges#6748". BugGuide. Retrieved February 2, 2019.