Ennomos magnaria, the maple spanworm moth, notched wing moth, notched-wing geometer or notch-wing moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern United States, south in the east to Florida and Louisiana and in the west to California.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Ennomos |
| Species: | E. magnaria
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| Ennomos magnaria | |
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The wingspan is 43–60 mm. Adults resemble an autumn leaf. Adults are on wing from July to early November in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Alnus, Fraxinus, Tilia, Betula, Ulmus, Carya, Acer, Quercus, and Populus species.[4]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ennomos magnaria Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "911227.00 – 6797 – Ennomos magnaria – Maple Spanworm Moth – Guenée, [1858]". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (January 15, 2014). "Species Ennomos magnaria - Maple Spanworm - Hodges#6797". BugGuide. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ a b Sogaard, Jim. (2009) Moths and Caterpillars of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas Publ., p. 45.
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