Melanolophia canadaria

Melanolophia canadaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Melanolophia
Species:	M. canadaria
Binomial name
Melanolophia canadaria (Guenée, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
Tephrosia canadaria Guenée, 1857 Melanolophia carbonata Cassino & Swett, 1923

The Canadian Melanolophia (Melanolophia canadaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Florida to Nova Scotia, west to Saskatchewan and south to Texas.^[2]

The wingspan is 30-36 mm. Adults have dark brown or brown mottled wings.^[3] They are on wing from March to September in two generations per year.

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

Subspecies

• Melanolophia canadaria crama Rindge, 1964
• Melanolophia canadaria choctawae Rindge, 1964

References

1. ^ Melanolophia at funet
2. ^ Bug Guide
3. ^ Moth Guide

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