Plagodis phlogosaria: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Plagodis
- Species
- Plagodis phlogosaria
- Scientific Name
- Plagodis phlogosaria
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Plagodis phlogosaria
Plagodis phlogosaria, the scorched wing or straight-lined plagodis, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in all of North America except the far south and Yukon and Alaska.
The wingspan is 28–38 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on alder, basswood, birch, black cherry, chokecherry, hazel and willow.
...Plagodis phlogosaria in languages:
- English
- Straight-lined Plagodis
- English
- Straight-lined Plagodis Moth
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Parent Taxon
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