Ennomos subsignaria

Elm spanworm moth
Adult
Adults mating
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ennomos
Species: E. subsignaria
Binomial name
Ennomos subsignaria
(Hübner, 1823)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eudalimia subsignaria Hübner, 1823
  • Ennomos niveosericeatus (Harris, 1855)

Ennomos subsignaria, the elm spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Texas to Alberta and east to the Atlantic coast.[2] It is recorded infrequently in Great Britain through accidental importation in asparagus.[3]

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are pure white except for yellow branches on the antennae. They are on wing from late May to August.[4] one generation per year.

The larvae feed on elm, apple, birch, maple, and oak.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Bug Guide
  3. ↑ Hants Moths
  4. ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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