Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Protitame subalbaria (Packard, 1873)
Acidalia subalbaria Packard, 1873
syn.
Protitame matilda (Dyar, 1904)
(1) Numbers
There are three species of the genus
Protitame in America north of Mexico.
(1)Size
Ferguson (2008) listed the forewing length.
(1)
♂ 12-14 mm.
♀ 10-14 mm.
Range
Southern California to Wyoming, British Columbia and Alberta.
(2)Season
The main flight period is May to September.
(3)Food
The larvae feed on aspen and willow.
(3)Print References
Ferguson, D.C., 2008.
The Moths of North America, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae (part: Abaxini, Cassymini, Macariini). The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 44; pl. 1.27-28.
(1)
Packard Jr., A.S., 1873. Californian Phalaenidae.
Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History,16:
28.
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009.
Moths of Western North America. University of California Press, p. 204; plate 27, fig. 18.
(3)Contributed by
Chuck Entz on 6 August, 2006 - 12:49am
Additional contributions by
Maury HeimanLast updated 30 October, 2013 - 1:21am
