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Species Eulithis propulsata - Hodges#7199

possible Eulithis propulsata - Eulithis propulsata

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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 Eulithis

Species propulsata (Eulithis propulsata - Hodges#7199)

Hodges Number

7199

Identification

Adults - medium-size broad-winged brownish yellow moth with slightly falcate forewings. The forewings are crossed be a series of parallel bent thin brown lines. The space between the antemedian and postmedian lines is slightly darker on the upper half, and contains a number of faint circles and loops. The hindwings are paler yellow buff. Sexes similar, antennae simple

Range

all of Canada and Alaska, south in the west to California, Arizona, and Colorado, south in the east to North Carolina

Habitat

wooded habitats throughout the southern boreal, cordilleran and parkland regions where it is often the most common Eulithis; rare along river corridors in the grasslands region

Season

adults fly from June to August

Food

larvae feed on leaves of currant (Ribes spp.), poplar, and willow

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - collection map and photos of pinned adults.

pinned adult images and distribution in Canada (CBIF)

pinned adult image plus foodplants and flight season (Jeff Miller, Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands, USGS)

presence in California 15 specimen records with dates and locations (U. of California at Berkeley)

presence in New York; list (Timothy McCabe, Olive Natural Heritage Society, New York)

presence in North Carolina; PDF doc list (Harry LeGrand et al, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program)

foodplant plus distribution map and synonyms (Markku Savela, FUNET)

E. H. Strickland Museum - Habitat, Description, See also

Contributed by Chuck Entz on 10 September, 2006 - 10:29am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 8 October, 2012 - 3:39pm

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