Euchlaena tigrinaria

Euchlaena tigrinaria, the mottled euchlaena, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found from New Brunswick to Virginia, west to Texas, Utah and Oregon, north to British Columbia.

Euchlaena tigrinaria
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E. prunaria
Binomial name
Euchlaena tigrinaria
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Euchlaena propriaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Euchlaena abnormalis Hulst, 1900
  • Euchlaena tigrinaria sirenaria

The wingspan is 33–41 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August in the south and from May or June to July in the north. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Populus tremuloides, Betula papyrifera, Shepherdia canadensis, Cornus sericea, Corylus cornuta, Quercus, Holodiscus discolor, Pinus contorta, Amelanchier alnifolia and Salix species.

  • McLeod, Robin (July 12, 2012). "Species Euchlaena tigrinaria - Mottled Euchlaena - Hodges#6737". BugGuide. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  • Anweiler, G. G. (November 25, 2003). "Species Page - Euchlaena tigrinaria". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  • "911162.00 – 6737 – Euchlaena tigrinaria – Mottled Euchlaena Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 2, 2019.


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