Tetracis jubararia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Geometridae
- Genus
- Tetracis
- Species
- Tetracis jubararia
- Scientific Name
- Tetracis jubararia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Tetracis jubararia
Tetracis jubararia , commonly known as the October thorn moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America (see subspecies section).
The length of the forewings 17–26 mm. Adults of ssp. jubararia are on wing from mid August to late November depending upon locality and elevation. Adults of ssp. sericeata are on wing from September to mid November.
Larvae of subsp. jubararia have been recorded on Alnus, Betula, Cornus, Populus, Ribes, Prunus subcordata, Salix, Picea glauca, Picea engelmanni, Pseudotsuga menziesii and Thuja.
...Tetracis jubararia in languages:
- English
- October Thorn
- English
- October Thorn Moth
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Tetracis australis
- Tetracis barnesii
- Tetracis cachexiata
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- Tetracis crocallata
- Tetracis edmondsii
- Tetracis erosinata
- Tetracis formosa
- Tetracis fuscata
- Tetracis hirsutaria
- Tetracis jubararia
- Tetracis montanaria
- Tetracis mosesiani
- Tetracis pagonaria
- Tetracis pallidata
- Tetracis pallulata
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