Biology:Pleuroprucha insulsaria

Short description: Species of moth

Common tan wave moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Pleuroprucha
Species:	P. insulsaria
Binomial name
Pleuroprucha insulsaria (Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
Acidalia insulsaria Guenée, 1857 Deptalia insulsaria Deptatta insulsaria Acidalia asthenaria Walker, 1861 Acidalia nivariata Walker, 1862 Acidalia persimilata Grote, 1863 Pleuroprucha placidaria (Guenée, 1857) Pleuroprucha invariata (Walker, 1863)

Pleuroprucha insulsaria, the common tan wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and Colorado and north to Ontario. It ranges south through Mexico and Central America into South America (including Venezuela) and has been recorded as far south as the Galápagos Islands. It has also been recorded from the West Indies, including Jamaica.

The wingspan is 14-21  mm. The wings are mottled yellowish brown with lines running parallel to the outer margin. The subterminal line is pale, slightly wavy and punctuated by small black dots. Adults are on wing from March or April to October in the southern part of the range. In the north, adults have been recorded from June to October.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Solanum dulcamara, Galium, Zea mays, Solidago, Castanea, Quercus and Salix species.

External links

• "910540.00 – 7132 – Pleuroprucha insulsaria – Common Tan Wave Moth – (Guenée, [1858)"]. Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7132. Retrieved May 28, 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7204808 entry