Dysstroma hersiliata
| Dysstroma hersiliata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Cidariini |
| Genus: | Dysstroma |
| Species: | D. hersiliata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysstroma hersiliata | |
Dysstroma hersiliata, the orange-barred carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
Description
In adults, Dysstroma hersiliata is mostly gray with black and white pattering across the wings that varies between individuals. Its most distinctive feature is a solid orange bar going across the upper-middle portion of the wing. It has a pale discal spot on its hindwing, and its wingspan 25-29mm. It has a very short palpi, and very limited to no sexual dimorphism.[3][4]
Larvae of Dysstroma hersiliata are lime green with two off-white stripes near its back end.[4] Mature larva are around 2 cm.[5] The cocoon is open and net-like with the pupa visible within.[5]
Distribution
Dysstroma hersiliata is found in southern Canada and the northern parts United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic, although more commonly in the eastern half of both.[3][6]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Dysstroma hersiliata:
- Dysstroma hersiliata cervinifascia (Walker, 1862)
- Dysstroma hersiliata hersiliata (Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)
References
- ↑ "Dysstroma hersiliata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Dysstroma hersiliata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- 1 2 3 "Dysstroma hersiliata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- 1 2 "Dysstroma hersiliata (Guenée, [1858]) - Orange-barred Carpet Moth". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- 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. - ↑ "Orange-barred Carpet Moth". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
Further reading
- Holloway, J. D. (1997). Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. The Moths of Borneo. Vol. part 10. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. ISBN 978-9839991543.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
External links
Media related to Dysstroma hersiliata at Wikimedia Commons