Pale Homochlode

Homochlodes fritillaria

Homochlodes fritillaria, the pale homochlode, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Homochlodes fritillaria is 6812.
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Distribution

USA: Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Canada: New Brunswick, Ontario
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Food

Some sources indicate that Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) is a larval host.

References:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homochlodes_fritillaria
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6812
https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/bracken_fern.htm

D. C. Ferguson (1975). Host Records for Lepidoptera Reared in Eastern North America. Technical Bulletin No. 1521.Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 53 pages.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusHomochlodes
SpeciesH. fritillaria
Photographed in
United States of America