Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Geometridae Genus Lytrosis Order Butterflies and moths | |
Similar Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Euchlaena, Butterflies and moths, Plagodis phlogosaria, Melanolophia signataria | ||
Lytrosis unitaria, the common lytrosis moth, is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on Rosa, Crataegus, Amelanchier, Acer, Quercus and Viburnum species.
References
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