Plagodis phlogosaria
| Plagodis phlogosaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Plagodis |
| Species: | P. phlogosaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Plagodis phlogosaria Guenée, 1857 | |
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The scorched wing or straight-lined plagodis (Plagodis phlogosaria) is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in all of North America except the far south and Yukon and Alaska.
The binomial name refers to the Greek phlogos (meaning "flame"), phlogistos (meaning "to burn" or "inflame") or phlogosis (meaning "inflammation"). This refers to the patches on both the fore- and hindwing, which look like they are scorched.
The wingspan is 28–38 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on alder, basswood, birch, black cherry, chokecherry, hazel and willow.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
- Plagodis phlogosaria iris
- Plagodis phlogosaria bowmanaria
- Plagodis phlogosaria approximaria
- Plagodis phlogosaria keutzingaria
- Plagodis phlogosaria purpuraria Pearsall
- Plagodis phlogosaria illinoiaria