Apodrepanulatrix liberaria

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Apodrepanulatrix liberaria, the New Jersey tea inchworm, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1] It is found from extreme southern Quebec and southern Ontario southward into northern Florida and Mississippi. It is listed as endangered by state authorities in the US states of Massachusetts[2] and Connecticut.[3]

Apodrepanulatrix liberaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Apodrepanulatrix
Species:
A. liberaria
Binomial name
Apodrepanulatrix liberaria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Apicia liberaria Walker, 1860
  • Macaria integraria Walker, 1861
  • Aspilates lintneraria Packard, 1874
  • Diastictis helena Hulst, 1896

The wingspan is 25–35 mm.

The larvae feed on Ceanothus americanus.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Apodrepanulatrix liberaria (Walker, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern species". Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  4. ^ BugGuide
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