Hydriomena divisaria
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Hydriomena |
| Species: | H. divisaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydriomena divisaria (Walker, 1860)[1] | |
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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
- Hydriomena divisaria divisaria
- Hydriomena divisaria brunnescens McDunnough, 1954
- Hydriomena divisaria frigidata (Walker, 1863)
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