Coryphista
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Tribe: | Rheumapterini |
| Genus: | Coryphista Hulst, 1896 |
| Species: | C. meadii |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryphista meadii (Packard, 1874) | |
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Coryphista is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by George Duryea Hulst in 1896.[1][2] The genus may be considered to be a synonym of Rheumaptera. Its only species, Coryphista meadii, the barberry geometer moth or barberry looper, was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
The wingspan is 30–36 mm.
Adults are on wing from April to October. There are several generations per year.[3]
The caterpillar has a dark brown body, with a reddish-brown head and a broad white spiracular stripe, with shades of yellow or red about the spiracles. Mature larva are 2.5 cm long. It spends the winter as a pupa in a cell under the soil. [3]
The larvae feed on Berberis species (barberries),[4] an introduced shrub in most of eastern North America.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Coryphista Hulst, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coryphista". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- 1 2 Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (2001). Geometroid caterpillars of northeastern and Appalachian forests (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Cotinis (October 18, 2018). "Species Coryphista meadii - Barberry Geometer - Hodges#7290". BugGuide. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
External links
- "910128.00 – 7290 – Coryphista meadii – Barberry Geometer Moth – (Packard, 1874)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ↑ Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (2001). Geometroid caterpillars of northeastern and Appalachian forests (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service.