Trichodezia albovittata

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Trichodezia albovittata, the white-striped black moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, south in the east to North Carolina and in the west to northern California.[3]

White-striped black moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Trichodezia
Species:
T. albovittata
Binomial name
Trichodezia albovittata
Synonyms
  • Odezia albovittata Guenée, 1857
  • Melanippe propriaria Walker, 1862
  • Trichodezia propriaria (Walker, 1862)
  • Melanippe reciprocata Walker, 1862
  • Trichodezia reciprocata (Walker, 1862)

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Impatiens species.

Subspecies

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  • Trichodezia albovittata albovittata
  • Trichodezia albovittata tenuifasciata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Trichodezia albovittata (Guenee 1857)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Bug Guide