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Species Dysstroma hersiliata - Orange-barred Carpet - Hodges#7189

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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 Larentiinae
Tribe Hydriomenini
Genus Dysstroma
Species hersiliata (Orange-barred Carpet - Hodges#7189)
Hodges Number
7189
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly Chloroclysta hersiliata
Size
wingspan 25-29 mm
Identification
Adult: typical form has basal and medial areas of forewing gray, with solid orange bar in AM area; upper portion of PM line with deep cleft (inward-pointing tooth), beyond which is an orange & cream patch in subterminal area
other forms may have an orangish medial area (with or without an orange AM bar), or a completely gray forewing
hindwing pale gray or whitish with small discal spot
Range
coast to coast in southern Canada and northern United States, south in the Appalachians to North Carolina
Season
adults fly from June to August
Food
larvae feed on leaves of currant (Ribes spp.)
Life Cycle
one generation per year
Larva; adult
See Also
in the west (Saskatchewan and Alberta), D. rutlandia is similar but lacks a deeply-cleft PM line
in the far west (British Columbia), D. sobria is similar but has a jagged or zigzag AM bar
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
iNaturalist
Moths of North Carolina
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 1 February, 2006 - 7:01am
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor
Last updated 2 May, 2023 - 8:08am

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