Euchlaena johnsonaria
| Euchlaena johnsonaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Euchlaena |
| Species: | E. johnsonaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchlaena johnsonaria (Fitch, 1870)[1] | |
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Euchlaena johnsonaria, Johnson's Euchlaena Moth, is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern coastal British Columbia east to Nova Scotia, south to New Jersey, Missouri and Oregon.[2] The habitat consists of deciduous wooded areas.
The wingspan is about 32 mm. The ground colour of the forewings varies from light to dark rust-brown. The antemedial and postmedial lines are thin and well defined. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs, including Cornus, Salix, Spiraea, Vaccinium, Ulmus, Fraxinus and Betula species.[3]
Subspecies
- Euchlaena johnsonaria johnsonaria
- Euchlaena johnsonaria minoraria (Hulst, 1886)