Variable antepione

Antepione thisoaria

''Antepione thisoaria'', the variable antepione, is a moth of the family Geometridae. In Canada it is found from Nova Scotia to Manitoba, south into the United States south and west to the Gulf states, as well as Michoacan in Mexico and further south to Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Variable Antepione Attracted to an LED light in a rural area. Antepione thisoaria,Geotagged,Moth,Moth Week 2020,Summer,United States,Variable antepione

Appearance

The wingspan is 27–40 mm. Adult seasonally and sexually dimorphic, but the middle of the outer margin of the hindwing and forewing are conspicuously pointed in all forms, and there is usually a dark triangular patch along the costa near the apex of the forewing .

The spring brood of both sexes has mottled light brown wings. The summer brood male is bright yellow with reddish-brown shading, while the female is all yellow. Adults are on wing from April to May with an occasional mid March and mid June record as well as from July to August with occasional September to mid October records. There is one generation in Canada, and at least two southward.
Variable Antepione - Antepione thisoaria Wingspan: About 35 mm. Sexually dimorphic species - this is a female. Both sexes of the summer brood have yellow wings with brown subapical patches and a brown mark along the inner postmedial line. However, males have reddish brown shading beyond the postmedial line. Attracted to a light in a rural area. Antepione thisoaria,Geotagged,Summer,United States,Variable Antepione,antepione thisoaria,moth,moth week 2018

Food

The larvae have been recorded on Aceraceae, Anacardiaceae, Betulaceae, Ebenaceae and Rosaceae species, including ''Alnus rugosa'', ''Physocarpus opulifolius'' and ''Prunus serotina''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusAntepione
SpeciesA. thisoaria
Photographed in
United States of America