Euchlaena serrata
| Euchlaena serrata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Euchlaena |
| Species: | E. serrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchlaena serrata (Drury, 1770)[1] | |
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The Saw-wing Moth (Euchlaena serrata) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America.[2]
The wingspan is 40 to 47 millimetres (1.6 to 1.9 in). The outer third of both wings is reddish-brown and the inner two-thirds is light yellow. Adults are on wing from April to August.
The larvae feed on Pyrus,[3] Malus, Acer and Vaccinium species.