659 observationsData Deficient
Glaucous Shears Moth
Papestra biren
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Arthropoda βΊClass: Insecta βΊOrder: Lepidoptera βΊFamily: Noctuidae βΊGenus: Papestra
About
Papestra biren, the glaucous shears, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of Europe, but not in the southern parts of the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. Outside of Europe it is found in Kashmir and through the Palearctic to Siberia, Central Asia, Amur, Kamchatka, the Russian Far East and Japan. It was introduced in Newfoundland in 1935 and has since then extended its range ever more southward within North America...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Glaucous Shears Moth is Papestra biren.
- The Glaucous Shears Moth has a conservation status of Data Deficient.
- Glaucous Shears Moth belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Glaucous Shears Moth belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Glaucous Shears Moth belongs to the class Insecta.
- Glaucous Shears Moth belongs to the order Lepidoptera.
- Glaucous Shears Moth belongs to the family Noctuidae.
- Glaucous Shears Moth belongs to the genus Papestra.