Canadian melanolophia

Melanolophia canadaria

"Melanolophia canadaria", the Canadian melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in North America from Florida to Nova Scotia, west to Saskatchewan and south to Texas.
Canadian Melanolophia - Melanolophia canadaria WS: 35 mm. Pale gray FW marked with fragmented lines. Wavy PM line that is double at the midpoint and inner margin, forming two dark patches. Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area Geotagged,Melanolophia canadaria,Summer,United States

Appearance

The wingspan is 30–36 mm. Adults have dark brown or brown mottled wings. They are on wing from March to September in two generations per year.
Canadian Melanolophia - Melanolophia canadaria WS: 35 mm. Pale gray FW marked with fragmented lines. Wavy PM line that is double at the midpoint and inner margin, forming two dark patches. Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm LED light in a semi-rural area 2021(154) Canadian melanolophia,Geometridae,Geotagged,Melanolophia,Melanolophia canadaria,Moth Week 2021,Summer,United States,moth

Naming

*"Melanolophia canadaria crama" Rindge, 1964
⤷ "Melanolophia canadaria choctawae" Rindge, 1964
Canadian Melanolophia - Melanolophia canadaria WS: 35 mm. Pale gray FW marked with fragmented lines. Wavy PM line that is double at the midpoint and inner margin, forming two dark patches. Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area 2020(130) Canadian melanolophia,Geotagged,Melanolophia canadaria,Moth Week 2020,Summer,United States,moth

Food

The larvae feed on the leaves of "Betula", "Ulmus", "Acer", "Quercus", "Pinus" and "Prunus" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusMelanolophia
SpeciesM. canadaria
Photographed in
United States of America