Antepione imitata
| Antepione imitata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Ourapterygini |
| Genus: | Antepione |
| Species: | A. imitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Antepione imitata H. Edwards, 1884 | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Antepione imitata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from western Texas, Colorado and New Mexico to southern Arizona and is probably also found in northern Mexico. It is generally associated with riparian canyons up to 1,830 metres.
.JPG)
Variation in adults, upper two rows are males, bottom two are females
The wingspan is 35-37 mm. There are three generations per year in south-eastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico. There is a strong early flight starting in April and early May, with a weaker flight in late June into July, and another strong flight beginning in mid-August after the monsoonal rains with a few individuals into early October.
The larvae have been recorded on Ribes aureum.
External links
- A revision of the genus Antepione Packard with description of the new genus Pionenta Ferris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)
- Images
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, September 10, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.