Drepana arcuata
| Drepana arcuata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Drepana |
| Species: | D. arcuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Drepana arcuata Walker, 1855 | |
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The Arched Hooktip or Masked Birch Caterpillar (Drepana arcuata) is a moth of the Drepanidae family.[1] It is found from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, south to at least North Carolina, South Carolina and California.
The wingspan is 24–40 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-May through late-July. There is one generation per year in the north.
The larvae feed on Betula papyrifera and Alnus species.
References
- ↑ "Species info". Entomology.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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