Hydrelia albifera

Hydrelia albifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Hydrelia
Species:	H. albifera
Binomial name
Hydrelia albifera (Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Acidalia albifera Walker, 1866 Asthena albifera Acidalia albogilvaria Morrison, 1874 Corycia triseriata Packard, 1874

Hydrelia albifera, the fragile white carpet moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia, south in the east to the Gulf states.^[2] The habitat consists of deciduous and mixed-wood forests.

The wingspan is 16–18 mm.^[3] The wings are dull white, crossed by five forewing and three hindwing bands, consisting of dull yellow-brown spots or blotches. There is one generation per year in the north, while two may occur further south. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Cornus stolonifera, Cornus alternafolia and Betula papyrifera. ^[4]

References

1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
2. mothphotographersgroup
3. Bug Guide
4. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum