Black-dashed Hydriomena Moth

Hydriomena divisaria

''Hydriomena divisaria'', the black-dashed hydriomena moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada and the northern United States, south to Georgia in the east.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 24–30 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with a variable pattern of scalloped blackish lines. The greyish band in the antemedial area usually reaches the costa and the terminal line usually consists of a blurred pair dots. Adults have been recorded on wing mainly in April to July.

Naming

*''Hydriomena divisaria divisaria''
⤷ ''Hydriomena divisaria brunnescens'' McDunnough, 1954
⤷ ''Hydriomena divisaria frigidata''

Food

The larvae feed on ''Abies balsamea'', ''Pinus'' and ''Picea'' species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusHydriomena
SpeciesH. divisaria
Photographed in
United States of America