Trichodezia albovittata

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White-striped black moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Trichodezia
Species:
T. albovittata
Binomial name
Trichodezia albovittata
(Guenée, 1857) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Odezia albovittataGuenée, 1857
  • Melanippe propriariaWalker, 1862
  • Trichodezia propriaria (Walker, 1862)
  • Melanippe reciprocataWalker, 1862
  • Trichodezia reciprocata (Walker, 1862)

Trichodezia albovittata, the white-striped black moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, south in the east to North Carolina and in the west to northern California. [3]

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Impatiens species.

Subspecies

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Trichodezia albovittata (Guenee 1857)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  3. Bug Guide