Apocheima strigataria

Apocheima strigataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Apocheima
Species: A. strigataria
Binomial name
Apocheima strigataria
(Minot, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Anisopteryx strigataria Minot, 1869
  • Phigalia strigataria
  • Hybernia olivacearia Morrison, 1874

Apocheima strigataria, the small phigalia moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from North Dakota to Texas and further east.[1] The habitat consists of woodlands and forests.

The length of the forewings is 14–18 mm for males. Females are flightless with reduced wings. Adults are on wing from January onwards in the south. In the north, adults are on wing from March to May.[2]

The larvae feed on Juglans nigra, Carya ovata, Carya tomentosa, Carya glabra, Betula lenta, Corylus americana, Quercus alba, Quercus prinus, Quercus stellata, Quercus rubra, Quercus coccinea, Quercus velutina, Ulmus rubra, Celtis occidentalis, Hamamelis virginiana, Crataegus, Amelanchier canadensis, Amelanchier grandiflora, Malus sylvestris, Malus coronaria, Rubus, Prunus serotina, Cercis canadensis, Acer negundo, Acer saccharum, Acer rubrum, Acer pensylvaticum, Tilia americana, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Nyssa sylvatica, Cornus florida and Vaccinium angustifolium.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Moth Photographers Group – Phigalia strigataria – 6660". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  2. ↑ "Species Phigalia strigataria - Small Phigalia - Hodges#6660 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Apocheima". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2014-12-29.


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