Hydriomena divisaria

Hydriomena divisaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hydriomena
Species: H. divisaria
Binomial name
Hydriomena divisaria
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cleora divisaria Walker, 1860
  • Cidaria frigidata Walker 1863

Hydriomena divisaria, the black-dashed hydriomena moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada and the northern United States, south to Georgia in the east.[2]

The wingspan is 24-30 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with a variable pattern of scalloped blackish lines. The greyish band in the antemedial area usually reaches the costa and the terminal line usually consists of a blurred pair dots. Adults have been recorded on wing mainly in April to July.

The larvae feed on Abies balsamea, Pinus and Picea species.[3]

Subspecies

References

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