Pero morrisonaria
| Morrison's pero | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pero |
| Species: | P. morrisonaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Pero morrisonaria H. Edwards, 1881 | |
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Pero morrisonaria, Morrison's pero, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia, and coast to coast in northern United States, south in the east to South Carolina, south in the west to California.
The wingspan is 34-40 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Abies balsamea and other firs, like Pseudotsuga menziesii, hemlock, pine, spruce and tamarack. Furthermore, they have been reported on broad-leaved trees and shrubs such as alder, birch, buffaloberry, meadowsweet, poplar and willow.
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