Euchlaena marginaria

Euchlaena marginaria, the ochre euchlaena moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-central British Columbia and Idaho to Nova Scotia and south to Florida and Missouri.[1] The habitat consists of mixedwood and deciduous forests.

Euchlaena marginaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Euchlaena
Species:
E. marginaria
Binomial name
Euchlaena marginaria
(Minot, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Caberodes marginaria Minot, 1869
  • Euchlaena albertanensis Swett, 1917

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The wings are light to dark brown with dark speckling.[2] Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation in the north and two in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on Alnus, Salix, Spiraea, Amelanchier, Viburnum and Betula papyrifera. They are twig mimics. They are mottled dark brown.[3]

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Bug Guide
  3. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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