Metarranthis obfirmaria

Metarranthis obfirmaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Hypochrosini
Genus: Metarranthis
Species: M. obfirmaria
Binomial name
Metarranthis obfirmaria
(Hübner, [1823])
Synonyms
  • Epirranthis obfirmaria Hübner, [1823]

The Yellow-washed Metarranthis (Metarranthis obfirmaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia and southern Canada to Georgia, west to Kansas.

The wingspan is 26-36 mm. Adults are on wing from late April to July.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium, Prunus and Quercus species.

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