Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Melanolophia signataria | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Melanolophiini Rank Species | |
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Similar Melanolophia canadaria, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Lomographa glomeraria, Lytrosis unitaria, Euchlaena | ||
Melanolophia signataria, the signate melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Saskatchewan and east Texas.
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees, including alder, elm, birch, fir, larch, maple, oak, poplar and spruce.
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