Genus Lycia

Classification · Numbers · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Stout Spanworm/ Bear moth, 5:59pm - Lycia ursaria - male

Stout Spanworm Moth - Hodges#6651 - Lycia ursaria - male

Unidentified Moth 1 - Lycia ursaria - male

Moth with feather antenna - Lycia ypsilon - 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 Bistonini

Genus Lycia

Numbers

3 species in North America

2 species in Canada (CBIF)

Range

Canada and northern US

Season

adults fly from March to June

Food

larvae feed on the leaves of apple and other trees

Print References

Rindge, Frederick H. 1975. A revision of the New World Bistonini, (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 156, article 2.(1)

Internet References

pinned adult images of both species occurring in Canada (CBIF)

Works Cited

1.	A revision of the New World Bistonini, (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Frederick H. Rindge. 1975. American Museum of Natural History 156(2):.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 12 April, 2005 - 2:05am
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 15 August, 2012 - 1:05pm

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