Google     MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web


Digital Guide to Moth Identification

about viewing options View by Region select region

Last Plate Species IndexNext Plate

Geometridae
91a1242 – 6755   Pero morrisonaria (Edwards, 1881)
             Morrison's Pero

© Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
Larva and
Host Plants:		 Host familiy: Asteraceae Betulaceae Cornaceae Cupressaceae Elaeagnaceae Ericaceae Pinaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Sap..  Host genera: Abies Acer Alnus Arbutus Aster[unresolved] Cornus Betula Holodiscus Larix Picea Pinus Populus Prunus...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • morrisonaria (Edwards, 1881) (Azelina) - MONA 1983: 6755
    		•
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Poole, R.W., 1987. A Taxonomic Revision of the New World Moth Genus Pero (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). United States Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin 1698: 70.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Pero morrisonaria
    © John Davis
    Pero morrisonaria
    © Nelson Poirier
    Pero morrisonaria
    © Nelson Poirier
    Pero morrisonaria
    © Nelson Poirier
    Pero morrisonaria
    © Tom Murray
    Pero morrisonaria
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Pero morrisonaria
    © Ken Childs
    Pero morrisonaria
    © Gary Anweiler
    Pero morrisonaria
    © Jason Roberts
    Pero morrisonaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Pero morrisonaria
    32mm – © Jim Vargo
    Pero morrisonaria
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Pero morrisonaria
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Last Plate Species IndexNext Plate

    Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

    Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

    Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone