Hydriomena transfigurata
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Hydriomena |
Species: | H. transfigurata
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Binomial name | |
Hydriomena transfigurata Swett, 1912[1]
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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
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hydriomena transfigurata Swett 1912". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America