Euchlaena muzaria (Walker, 1860) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Euchlaena muzaria (Walker, 1860)

Euchlaena muzaria (Walker, 1860)

Euchlaena muzaria is a Geometridae moth species found in North America whose larvae feed on two Prunus species.

Family
Genus
Euchlaena
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Euchlaena muzaria (Walker, 1860)

Euchlaena muzaria, commonly known as the muzaria euchlaena moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Geometridae. It is native to North America, and its confirmed recorded range within the region includes Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, and Tennessee. This species has a wingspan of 27 to 48 millimeters. Adult Euchlaena muzaria are active on wing between the months of April and August. The larvae of this moth feed on Prunus serotina and Prunus virginiana.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Euchlaena

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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