Biology:Euchlaena muzaria
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Short description: Species of moth
Euchlaena muzaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Euchlaena |
Species: | E. muzaria
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Binomial name | |
Euchlaena muzaria (Walker, 1860)
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Euchlaena muzaria, the muzaria euchlaena moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts , Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee .[1]
The wingspan is 27–48 mm. The wings are purplish brown with tiny dark discal spots. There are one or two generations per year[2] with adults on wing from April to August.
The larvae feed on Prunus serotina and Prunus virginiana.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q15676023 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euchlaena muzaria.
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