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Species Carsia sororiata - Hodges#7626

Carsia sororiata? - Carsia sororiata moth - from Fairbanks, AK - Carsia sororiata moth - from Fairbanks, AK - Carsia sororiata moth - from Fairbanks, AK - Carsia sororiata Carsia sororiata
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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 Chesiadini
Genus Carsia
Species sororiata (Carsia sororiata - Hodges#7626)
Hodges Number
7626
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Carsia sororiata (Hübner, [1813])
Phylogenetic Sequence # 910467
Size
Wingspan 20-20 mm.
Identification
The lines may be prominent or indistinct.
Range
Spotty records throughout northern North America.
Also found in Europe, the Urals, Siberia, the Far East.
Food
Larval hosts include Vaccinium species.
See Also
Perizoma epictata