Dysstroma hersiliata, the orange-barred carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Cidariini |
| Genus: | Dysstroma |
| Species: | D. hersiliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysstroma hersiliata (Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)
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Description
editIn adults, Dysstroma hersiliata is mostly gray with black and white pattering across the wings that varies between individuals. Its most distinctive feature is a solid orange bar going across the upper-middle portion of the wing. It has a pale discal spot on its hindwing, and its wingspan 25-29mm. It has a very short palpi, and very limited to no sexual dimorphism.[3][4]
Larvae of Dysstroma hersiliata are lime green with two off-white stripes near its back end.[4]
Distribution
editDysstroma hersiliata is found in southern Canada and the northern parts United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic, although more commonly in the eastern half of both.[3][5]
Subspecies
editThese two subspecies belong to the species Dysstroma hersiliata:
- Dysstroma hersiliata cervinifascia (Walker, 1862)
- Dysstroma hersiliata hersiliata (Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)
References
edit- ^ "Dysstroma hersiliata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Dysstroma hersiliata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b c "Dysstroma hersiliata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b "Dysstroma hersiliata (Guenée, [1858]) - Orange-barred Carpet Moth". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Orange-barred Carpet Moth". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
Further reading
edit- Holloway, J. D. (1997). Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. The Moths of Borneo. Vol. part 10. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 978-9839991543.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
External links
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