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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melanolophia signataria, the signate melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Saskatchewan and East Texas.
Melanolophia signataria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Melanolophia |
Species: | M. signataria |
Binomial name | |
Melanolophia signataria (Walker, 1860) | |
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The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults fly 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.
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