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Species Plagodis serinaria - Lemon Plagodis - Hodges#6840

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Lemon Plagodis - Plagodis serinaria Lemon Plagodis - Plagodis serinaria Lemon Plagodis - Plagodis serinaria - male Lemon Plagodis - Plagodis serinaria - female Lemon Plagodis - Plagodis serinaria - male Moth - Plagodis serinaria - male pale yellow moth - Plagodis serinaria Plagodis serinaria - male
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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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