Biology:Melanolophia imitata

Short description: Species of moth

Melanolophia imitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Melanolophiini
Genus:	Melanolophia
Species:	M. imitata
Binomial name
Melanolophia imitata (Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
Melanolophia subgenericata Dyar, 1904 Melanolophia subimitata Forbes, 1948 (nom. nud.) Melanolophia imitata barbara Melanolophia imitata cana

Melanolophia imitata, the western carpet or green-striped forest looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in western North America from southern California , north to Alaska and east to extreme south-western Alberta.

The wingspan is 34–40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the foliage of various conifer trees, but preferring Douglas fir, Tsuga and Abies species.

References

• McLeod, Robin (February 28, 2018). "Species Melanolophia imitata - Western Carpet - Hodges#6618". https://bugguide.net/node/view/42200. 
• "911057.00 – 6618 – Melanolophia imitata – Western Carpet Moth – (Walker, 1860)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=06618. 
• "Species Details Melanolophia imitata". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. February 12, 2004. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4300. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6811479 entry