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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Anagogini » Plagodis » Lemon Plagodis - Hodges#6840 (Plagodis serinaria)

Species Plagodis serinaria - Lemon Plagodis - Hodges#6840

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Ennominae
Tribe Anagogini
Genus Plagodis
Species serinaria (Lemon Plagodis - Hodges#6840)
Hodges Number
6840
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Plagodis serinaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Size
Winspan 27-38 mm
Identification
Largest Plagodis. Pale lemon-yellow forewing with shades of pink.
Range
Northeastern North America, south to mountains of North Carolina, Georgia.
Habitat
Deciduous and mixed coniferous/deciduous forests, apparently.
Season
April-July
Food
Larvae feed on a variety of deciduous trees: aspen, basswood, birch, black cherry.
Life Cycle
Overwinter as pupa(1)
See Also
Other Plagodis.
Print References
Covell, p. 368, plate 53 (2)
Himmelman, plate B-7 (3)
Internet References
Maryland Moths
Moth Photographer's Group
Moths in a Connecticut Yard - John Himmelman
Butterflies and Moths of North America
CBIF
Works Cited
1.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
2.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
3.Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard
John Himmelman. 2002. Down East Books.
Contributed by Cotinis on 19 March, 2005 - 8:03am
Additional contributions by Robert Lord Zimlich, marcie oconnor, Marci Hess
Last updated 25 August, 2023 - 3:56pm

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