Hydriomena divisaria

Hydriomena divisaria, the black-dashed hydriomena moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada and the northern United States, south to Georgia in the east.[2]

Hydriomena divisaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hydriomena
Species:
H. divisaria
Binomial name
Hydriomena divisaria
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cleora divisaria Walker, 1860
  • Cidaria frigidata Walker 1863

The wingspan is 24–30 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with a variable pattern of scalloped blackish lines. The greyish band in the antemedial area usually reaches the costa and the terminal line usually consists of a blurred pair dots. Adults have been recorded on wing mainly in April to July.

The larvae feed on Abies balsamea, Pinus and Picea species.[3]

Subspecies

  • Hydriomena divisaria divisaria
  • Hydriomena divisaria brunnescens McDunnough, 1954
  • Hydriomena divisaria frigidata (Walker, 1863)

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hydriomena divisaria (Walker 1860)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide


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