Horisme intestinata

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Horisme intestinata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Horisme
Species:
H. intestinata
Binomial name
Horisme intestinata
(Guenee, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Phibalapteryx intestinataGuenee, 1857
  • Phibalapteryx impletaWalker, 1866
  • Phibalapteryx indoctrinataWalker, 1863

Horisme intestinata, the brown bark carpet moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread throughout most of temperate North America. The habitat consists of wooded areas. [1]

The wingspan is 21–32 mm. [2] The pale tan forewings are marked with fine parallel lines. The PM and ST lines are deeply scalloped. The wide costal streak is almost unmarked. [3] Adults are on wing from late May to late July and again from early September to early October.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on garden Clematis . [4]

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References

  1. Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Horisme intestinata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Beadle, Leckie, David, Seabrooke (2012). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. p. 611. ISBN   978-0-547-23848-7.
  4. Image of larva