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

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Euchlaena tigrinaria (Guenée)

Euchlaena tigrinaria (Guenée)

Euchlaena tigrinaria, the mottled euchlaena, is a North American geometrid moth described in 1857 with larvae that feed on various trees and shrubs.

Family
Genus
Euchlaena
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Euchlaena tigrinaria (Guenée)

Euchlaena tigrinaria, commonly known as the mottled euchlaena, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. This moth's distribution ranges from New Brunswick south to Virginia, west to Texas, Utah, and Oregon, and north to British Columbia. The wingspan of adult Euchlaena tigrinaria measures 33–41 mm. Adults are active on the wing from April to August in the southern parts of its range, and from May or June to July in the northern parts. There is one generation of the moth produced per year. The larvae of this species feed on a variety of woody plants, including Populus tremuloides, Betula papyrifera, Shepherdia canadensis, Cornus sericea, Corylus cornuta, Quercus, Holodiscus discolor, Pinus contorta, Amelanchier alnifolia, and Salix species.

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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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