Hesperumia latipennis
Appearance
Hesperumia latipennis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Hesperumia |
Species: | H. latipennis
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Binomial name | |
Hesperumia latipennis (Hulst, 1896)
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Hesperumia latipennis is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in western North America from British Columbia south to California.
The wingspan is 34–36 mm.
Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs, including Rhamnus purshiana, Holodiscus discolor, Sambucus species and Symphoricarpos albus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Davis, John (June 15, 2014). "Species Hesperumia latipennis - Hodges#6433". BugGuide. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
External links
[edit]- "910847.00 – 6433 – Hesperumia latipennis – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 6, 2019.