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Euchlaena tigrinaria

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Kingdom
  
Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Order
  
Scientific name
  
Euchlaena tigrinaria

Phylum
  
Class
  
Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Euchlaena tigrinaria

Similar
  
Euchlaena, Plagodis phlogosaria, Xanthotype sospeta, Euchlaena amoenaria, Lomographa glomeraria

Euchlaena tigrinaria, the mottled euchlaena, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from New Brunswick to Virginia, west to Texas, Utah and Oregon, north to British Columbia.

The wingspan is 33–41 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August in the south and from May or June to July in the north. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Populus tremuloides, Betula papyrifera, Shepherdia canadensis, Cornus sericea, Corylus cornuta, Quercus, Holodiscus discolor, Pinus contorta, Amelanchier alnifolia and Salix species.

References

Euchlaena tigrinaria Wikipedia


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