Biology:Spodolepis
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Spodolepis substriataria substriataria | |
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| Spodolepis substriataria danbyi | |
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| Genus: | Spodolepis Hulst, 1896[1]
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| Species: | S. substriataria
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| Spodolepis substriataria Hulst, 1896
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Spodolepis substriataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896.[3][4][1] It is found from Alaska to Nova Scotia, south in the east to New Jersey and in the west to California .[5]
The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The forewings are light gray with black speckling, often with shades of brown along the costa and apex. Adults are on wing from April to June in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Pseudotsuga, Pinus, Populus and Salix species. They are dark with an intricate pattern of black and brown, resembling tree bark or a twig. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a cocoon in leaf litter.
Subspecies
- Spodolepis substriataria substriataria
- Spodolepis substriataria danbyi (Hulst, 1898)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hulst, Geo. D. (1896). "A Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 23 (3): 347. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7509125.
- ↑ Hulst, Geo. D. (1898). "Descriptions of New Genera and Species of the Geometrina of North America". The Canadian Entomologist 30 (7): 192. doi:10.4039/Ent30191-7. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3070126.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Epirranthis substriataria (Hulst, 1896)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/desmobathrinae/epirranthis/#substriataria. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ↑ "911230.00 – 6799 – Spodolepis substriataria – Hulst, 1896". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6799. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ↑ McLeod, Robin (May 12, 2018). "Species Spodolepis substriataria - Hodges#6799". https://bugguide.net/node/view/41966. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
External links
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Geometridae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q7578797 entry
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