Spodolepis

Spodolepis
Epirranthis substriataria substriataria
Epirranthis substriataria danbyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Spodolepis
Hulst, 1896[1]
Species: S. substriataria
Binomial name
Spodolepis substriataria
Hulst, 1896[2][3][1]
Synonyms
  • Epirranthis substriataria (Hulst, 1896)
  • Jubarella danbyi Hulst, 1898[4]
  • Cleora demorsaria Strecker, 1899

Spodolepis substriataria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Alaska to Nova Scotia, south in the east to New Jersey and in the west to California.[5]

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. The forewings are light grey with black speckling, often with shades of brown along the costa and apex. Adults are on wing from April to June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Pseudotsuga, Pinus, Populus and Salix species. They are dark with an intricate pattern of black and brown, resembling tree bark or a twig. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a cocoon in leaf litter.

Subspecies

  • Spodolepis substriataria substriataria
  • Spodolepis substriataria danbyi (Hulst, 1898)

References

  1. 1 2 Hulst, Geo. D. (1896). "A Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 23 (3): 347. JSTOR 25076666.
  2. ↑ Epirranthis at funet
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ↑ Hulst, Geo. D. (1898). "Descriptions of New Genera and Species of the Geometrina of North America". The Canadian Entomologist. 30 (7): 192. doi:10.4039/Ent30191-7.
  5. ↑ Bug Guide


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