Melanolophia canadaria
Melanolophia canadaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Melanolophia |
Species: | M. canadaria |
Binomial name | |
Melanolophia canadaria (Guenée, 1857)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Melanolophia canadaria, the Canadian melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Florida to Nova Scotia, west to Saskatchewan and south to Texas.[2]
The wingspan is 30–36 mm. Adults have dark brown or brown mottled wings.[3] They are on wing from March to September in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Betula, Ulmus, Acer, Quercus, Pinus and Prunus species.
Subspecies
- Melanolophia canadaria crama Rindge, 1964
- Melanolophia canadaria choctawae Rindge, 1964
References
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