Plagodis alcoolaria
| Plagodis alcoolaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Hypochrosini |
| Genus: | Plagodis |
| Species: | P. alcoolaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagodis alcoolaria (Guenée, 1857) | |
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Plagodis alcoolaria, the hollow-spotted plagodis, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern and central North America, from east-central Alberta east to Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Illinois.
The wingspan is 26–35 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of March to September.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including basswood, beech, maple and oak. They prefer Betula species.
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