Biology:Eutrapela

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Short description: Genus of moths

Curve-toothed geometer moth
Eutrapela clemataria - Curve-toothed Geometer Moth (14836295937).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eutrapela
Hübner, 1809
Species:
E. clemataria
Binomial name
Eutrapela clemataria
(J. E. Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Syndalimia Hübner, 1821
  • Abbottana Hulst, 1896
  • Phalaena clemataria Smith, 1797
  • Choerodes transducens Walker, 1860
  • Choerodes transferens Walker, 1860
  • Choerodes transfingens Walker, 1860

Eutrapela is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Eutrapela clemataria, the curve-toothed geometer moth or purplish-brown looper, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan.[1] The habitat consists of deciduous and mixed woodlands.

The wingspan is 38–56 mm. The ground color of the wings is yellowish-tan with brownish-grey or brown mottling. The forewings have a fine, mostly straight postmedial line. The hindwing outer margin is scalloped. Adults are on wing from March to August in most of the range, but year round in the south. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including ash, basswood, birch, elm, fir, maple, poplar and willow. Young larvae have a dark brown body. Older larvae have a greenish or tan to dark purplish-brown body.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5414563 entry