Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cabera erythemaria Guenée, [1858]
Cabera erythemaria erythemaria
Cabera erythemaria undularia
Ellopia incoloraria Walker, 1863
Deilinia pacificaria Packard, 1876
Deilinia undularia Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Identification
See Rindge (1956) in Print References below.
Specimen identified by DNA analysis:
Range
coastal northern British Columbia east to Newfoundland, south in the east to Florida, south in the west to California
Habitat
mixed and deciduous woods and parklands
Season
adults fly from May to August
Food
larvae feed on birch, blueberry, willow, and occasionally poplar
See Also
Cabera exanthemata is larger and grayer. Also, distinguished from
C. exanthemata by geographical range. (
C. exanthemata occurs from Manitoba to British Columbia, and north to Northwest Territories and Alaska, but not east or south of that range). Where ranges overlap, the two species cannot be reliably identified by sight. See 2 images of
each species.
Gueneria similaria - Per Rindge, (1956): "Another species that sometimes is confused with
erythemaria is
Gueneria similaria (Walker). The present species can be separated by the pectinate antennae in the male, as the male antennae of
similaria are simple. In addition, the later species has on the underside of each wing a small discal dot and a faint row of postmedial dots, which are not present in
erythemaria."
Print References
Barnes, W. M. & J. H. McDunnough 1913, New North American Lepidoptera with notes on described species.
Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. 2(3):
124; pl.
8, figs. 5, 6. (
Deilinia undularia)
Packard, A.S. 1876. A monograph of the geometrid moths or Phalaenidae of the United States.
Report of the United States Geological Survey of the territories. 10:
307;
pl. 10, fig. 28. (
Deilinia pacificaria); 10:
306;
pl. 10, fig. 27 (
Deilinia erythemaria)
Rindge, F.H. 1956. A Revision of the American species of
Deilinia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae).
American Museum Novitates. 1810: 14-19.
Walker, F., [1863]. Geometrites
List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. 26:
1509 (
Ellopia incoloraria)
Internet References
biology plus common name reference [Western Wave] and other info (U. of Alberta)
presence in Florida; list (Michael Thomas, Florida State Collection of Arthropods)
