Biology:Hydriomena divisaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Hydriomena divisaria
Hydriomena divisaria - Black-dashed Hydriomena Moth (13943954948).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hydriomena
Species:
H. divisaria
Binomial name
Hydriomena divisaria
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cleora divisaria Walker, 1860
  • Cidaria frigidata Walker 1863

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)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13257929 entry