Melanolophia signataria
Melanolophia signataria, the signate melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Saskatchewan and East Texas.
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| Species: | M. signataria |
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The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees, including alder, elm, birch, fir, larch, maple, oak, poplar and spruce.
Subspecies
- Melanolophia signataria signataria
- Melanolophia signataria timucuae (Florida)
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