Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Protitame virginalis (Hulst, 1900)
Cymatophora virginalis Hulst, 1900
Synonym
Cymatophora subalbaria Hulst, 1896
Size
Ferguson (2008) reported the forewing length.
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Canadian specimens
♂ 9-13 mm.
♀ 10-12 mm.
Rocky Mountain specimens
♂ 12-15 mm.
♀ 12-14 mm.
Identification
Specimen identified by DNA analysis:
Genitalia:
Range
Nova Scotia to Virgina, west to Mississippi and Lousiana.
Habitat
Mesic deciduous and mixedwood forests.
Season
Late April - August. In Canada the peak adult flight occurs throughout June.
Food
Quaking Aspen and Bigtooth Aspen - can also feed on poplars and willows.
See Also
In the
White Spring Moth -
Lomographa vestaliata, the hindwing outer margin is not pointed.
In the
The Vestal Moth -
Cabera variolaria, the hindwing outer margin is not pointed and the males have pectinate antennae.
In the
Elm Spanworm Moth -
Ennomos subsignaria, the forewing outer margins are pointed and the males have pectinate antennae. These often have some light-green coloring on the body, legs or wings.
In the
Snowy Geometer Moth -
Eugonobapta nivosaria, the hindwings are pointed.
Print References
Covell, C.V. 1984.
Peterson's Field Guide to Eastern Moths. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 346.
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Ferguson, D.C., 2008.
The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 40; pl. 1, figs. 24-26.
(1)Internet References
The University of Alberta also has
info.