Hydriomena furcata

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Hydriomena furcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hydriomena
Species: H. furcata
Binomial name
Hydriomena furcata
Thunberg, 1784
Synonyms
  • Hydriomena sordidata
  • Hydriomena elutata
  • Hydriomena fuscoundata
  • Hydriomena elutaria

The July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the Holarctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 23–30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various broad-leaved trees and shrubs, including Salix and Vaccinium myrtillus.

Subspecies

  • Hydriomena furcata furcata
  • Hydriomena furcata fergusoni

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