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Species Heliomata cycladata - Common Spring Moth - Hodges#6261

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Range · Season · Food · Internet References
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Ennominae
Tribe Abraxini
Genus Heliomata
Species cycladata (Common Spring Moth - Hodges#6261)
Hodges Number
6261
Size
wingspan about 20 mm, based on Moth Photographers Group specimen
Range
eastern North America
Season
A day-flying moth, common in spring (May-July).
Food
Larvae feed on black locust and honey locust (Ohio State U.)
Internet References
live adult images (Larry Line)
live adult image (Lynn Scott)
pinned adult image (CBIF)
Moth Photographers Group pinned adult specimen
Moth Photographers Group living adult specimen
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 9 January, 2005 - 10:00pm
Additional contributions by anitagould
Last updated 30 March, 2006 - 9:55am

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