Signate Melanolophia

Melanolophia signataria

''Melanolophia signataria'', the signate melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Saskatchewan and East Texas.
Signate Melanolophia Moth (Melanolophia signataria) At porch lights at a dense mixed forest edge. Geotagged,Melanolophia signataria,Signate Melanolophia,United States,Winter

Appearance

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August.
Signate Melanolophia - Melanolophia signataria WS: ~30 mm. Light brown FW with straight-ish PM line that is double at the inner margin. Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area Geotagged,Melanolophia,Melanolophia signataria,Spring,United States,moth

Naming

*''Melanolophia signataria signataria''
⤷ ''Melanolophia signataria timucuae''

Food

The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees, including alder, elm, birch, fir, larch, maple, oak, poplar and spruce.

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