Barberry Geometer

Coryphista meadii

''Coryphista'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
Barberry Geometer - Coryphista meadii WS: ~30-35 mm. FW was brownish. Outer section of PM had outward-pointing tooth.

Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light in a rural area

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Appearance

The wingspan is 30–36 mm. There are two forms. The typical form is dark brown, while form ''C. badiaria'' has orangish-brown antemedial and subterminal bands. The hindwings are pale grayish brown with variably distinct lines and a toothed/wavy margin.

Adults are on wing from April to October. There are several generations per year.
Barberry Geometer - Coryphista meadii WS: ~30-35 mm. FW was brownish. Outer section of PM had outward-pointing tooth.

Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light in a rural area

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Naming

The genus may be considered to be a synonym of ''Rheumaptera''. Its only species, ''Coryphista meadii'', the barberry geometer moth or barberry looper, was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874.
Barberry Geometer - Coryphista meadii 
WS: ~30-35 mm. FW was brownish. Outer section of PM had outward-pointing tooth.

Habitat: Attracted to a light in a rural area Barberry Geometer,Coryphista meadii,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Food

The larvae feed on ''Berberis'' species , an introduced shrub in most of eastern North America.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusCoryphista
SpeciesC. meadii