Ecliptopera atricolorata

Ecliptopera atricolorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ecliptopera
Species: E. atricolorata
Binomial name
Ecliptopera atricolorata
(Grote & Robinson, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cidaria atricolorata Grote & Robinson, 1867

Ecliptopera atricolorata, the Dark-banded Geometer Moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is 28-32 mm.[3] There are brown and white markings on forewings, including a large squarish brown patch and a smaller oval.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September, with most records from June and July.

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