Melanolophia signataria

Melanolophia signataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Melanolophiini
Genus: Melanolophia
Species: M. signataria
Binomial name
Melanolophia signataria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Melanolophia ejectaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Melanolophia patularia (Walker, 1861)

The Signate Melanolophia (Melanolophia signataria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Saskatchewan and east Texas.

The wingspan is 30-35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees, including alder, elm, birch, fir, larch, maple, oak, poplar and spruce.

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