Biology:Dysstroma hersiliata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Cidariini |
| Genus: | Dysstroma |
| Species: | D. hersiliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysstroma hersiliata (Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)
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Dysstroma hersiliata, the orange-barred carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
Description
In adults, Dysstroma hersiliata is mostly gray with black and white pattering across the wings that varies between individuals. Its most distinctive feature is a solid orange bar going across the upper-middle portion of the wing. It has a pale discal spot on its hindwing, and its wingspan 25-29mm. It has a very short palpi, and very limited to no sexual dimorphism.[3][4]
Larvae of Dysstroma hersiliata are lime green with two off-white stripes near its back end.[4]
Distribution
Dysstroma hersiliata is found in southern Canada and the northern parts United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic, although more commonly in the eastern half of both.[3][5]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Dysstroma hersiliata:
- Dysstroma hersiliata cervinifascia (Walker, 1862)
- Dysstroma hersiliata hersiliata (Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)
References
- ↑ "Dysstroma hersiliata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=189183. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Dysstroma hersiliata". https://www.gbif.org/species/1962490. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Dysstroma hersiliata species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/41887. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Dysstroma hersiliata (Guenée, [1858) - Orange-barred Carpet Moth"]. https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/moths/view.php?MONA_number=7189.
- ↑ "Orange-barred Carpet Moth". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/218840-Dysstroma-hersiliata.
Further reading
- Holloway, J. D. (1997). Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. The Moths of Borneo. part 10. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 978-9839991543.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13548051 entry
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