Promoted
Morrison's Pero - Pero morrisonaria
WS: ~ 35 mm. Brown forewing with darker speckles.
Habitat: Attracted to a light in a semi-rural area. It wasn't flying well. I snuggled it in my hand for a few minutes hoping the warmth would help, but it still struggled. I went back out to check on it a few hours later, and it was still in the spot where I had left it. But, it was gone this morning - either revived, eaten, or blown away, I don't know.
*This moth is very similar to Pero honestaria, but I think Pero morrisonaria is more likely?
''Pero morrisonaria'', Morrison's pero, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia, and coast to coast in northern United States, south in the east to South Carolina, south in the west to California.
The wingspan is 34–40 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on ''Abies balsamea'' and other firs, like ''Pseudotsuga menziesii'', hemlock, pine, spruce and tamarack. Furthermore, they have been.. more
