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Plagodis alcoolaria

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Plagodis alcoolaria

Phylum
  
Order
  
Tribe
  
Hypochrosini

Rank
  
Species

Plagodis alcoolaria

Similar
  
Plagodis phlogosaria, Besma quercivoraria, Lytrosis unitaria, Melanolophia signataria, Hypagyrtis unipunctata

Plagodis alcoolaria, the hollow-spotted plagodis, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern and central North America, from east-central Alberta east to Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Illinois.

The wingspan is 26–35 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of March to September.

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including basswood, beech, maple and oak. They prefer Betula species.

References

Plagodis alcoolaria Wikipedia


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