Metarranthis obfirmaria
Metarranthis obfirmaria | |
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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]) | |
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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.