Biology:Paleacrita merricata

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Paleacrita merricata
Paleacrita merriccata - White-spotted Cankerworm Moth (13195000523).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Paleacrita
Species:
P. merricata
Binomial name
Paleacrita merricata
Dyar, 1903[1]
Synonyms
  • Paleacrita merriccata

Paleacrita merricata, the white-spotted cankerworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from central Illinois, eastern Missouri, west-central Mississippi, Louisiana and eastern Texas .[2]

The length of the forewings is 14–18 mm for males. The females are wingless. Adults are similar to Paleacrita vernata, but less variable in maculation. There is a white discal dot white, narrowly outlined in dark greyish brown and there is a dark costal dash. The cubital vein is variably dark scaled. The hindwings are similar to those of P. vernata. Adult males are on wing in March, April and May in the north and January and February in the south.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q19598337 entry