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Species Heliomata cycladata - Common Spring Moth - Hodges#6261

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 Ennominae
Tribe Macariini
Genus Heliomata
Species cycladata (Common Spring Moth - Hodges#6261)

Hodges Number

6261

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Heliomata cycladata Grote & Robinson, 1866
Heliomata fulliola Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
formerly in tribe Abraxini (1)

Size

wingspan about 20 mm (2)

Range

Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.

Season

Most records are from March through July. (2)

Food

Larvae feed on black locust and honey locust

See Also

Heliomata infulata

Print References

Ferguson, D.C. 2008. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae (part: Abaxini, Cassymini, Macariini). p. 51; pl. 1.31-32 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
live adult images (Larry Line)
live adult image (Lynn Scott)
pinned adult image (CBIF)

Works Cited

1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae.
Douglas C. Ferguson . 2008. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 9 January, 2005 - 10:00pm
Additional contributions by anitagould, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 12 February, 2013 - 10:44pm

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