Biology:Hydriomena transfigurata

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Short description: Species of moth

Hydriomena transfigurata
Hydriomena transfigurata - Transfigured Hydriomena Moth (16083111071).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hydriomena
Species:
H. transfigurata
Binomial name
Hydriomena transfigurata
Swett, 1912[1]
Synonyms
  • Hydriomena manitoba Barnes & McDunnough, 1917

Hydriomena transfigurata, the transfigured hydriomena moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts , Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 26–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to August, with most records from March to June.

The larvae feed on Pinus species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13258049 entry