Plagodis alcoolaria
| Plagodis alcoolaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Hypochrosini |
| Genus: | Plagodis |
| Species: | P. alcoolaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagodis alcoolaria (Guenée, 1857) | |
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The Hollow-spotted Plagodis (Plagodis alcoolaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in eastern and central North America, from east-central Alberta east to Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Illinois.
The wingspan is 26-35 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of March to September.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including basswood, beech, maple and oak. They prefer Betula species.