White-striped Black Moth

Trichodezia albovittata

The White-striped Black Moth is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, south in the east to North Carolina and in the west to northern California.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. The wings are black with a white bar across forewing, narrowing and meeting the terminal white wedge near the inner margin. The hindwings have black fringes, although they are white towards the outer angle. Adults are on wing from April to September.
White-striped Black - Trichodezia albovittata TL: ~25 mm. Wings were black with white bar across forewings. Hindwing fringe black, but white toward the outer angle. Host: Larvae feed on jewelweed (Impatiens sp.). Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm light in a semi-rural area 2021(9) Geometridae,Geotagged,Spring,Trichodezia,Trichodezia albovittata,United States,White-striped Black Moth,moth

Naming

*''Trichodezia albovittata albovittata''
⤷ ''Trichodezia albovittata tenuifasciata'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
Trichodezia albovittata Trichodezia albovittata (White-striped Black Moth) seen flying low to ground in black ash swamp. Larval host plant (Impatiens capensis) is somewhat common in here. Geotagged,Spring,Trichodezia albovittata,United States

Food

The larvae feed on ''Impatiens'' species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusTrichodezia
SpeciesT. albovittata
Photographed in
United States of America