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Euchlaena serrata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Euchlaena serrata

Similar
  
Euchlaena, Lytrosis unitaria, Lomographa glomeraria, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Melanolophia signataria

Euchlaena serrata, the saw-wing moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America.

The wingspan is 40 to 47 millimetres (1.6 to 1.9 in). The outer third of both wings is reddish-brown and the inner two-thirds is light yellow. Adults are on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Pyrus, Malus, Acer and Vaccinium species.

References

Euchlaena serrata Wikipedia