Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Euchlaena tigrinaria | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Geometridae Rank Species | |
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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.
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