Dysstroma hersiliata

Dysstroma hersiliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Cidariini
Genus: Dysstroma
Species:
D. hersiliata
Binomial name
Dysstroma hersiliata
(Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)

Dysstroma hersiliata, the orange-barred carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.

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.

Larvae of Dysstroma hersiliata are lime green with two off-white stripes near its back end. Mature larvae are around 2 cm. The cocoon is open and net-like with the pupa visible within.

Dysstroma hersiliata caterpillar

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.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Dysstroma hersiliata:

References

  1. ↑ "Dysstroma hersiliata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Dysstroma hersiliata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. 1 2 "Dysstroma hersiliata (Guenée, [1858]) - Orange-barred Carpet Moth". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (2001). Geometroid caterpillars of northeastern and Appalachian forests (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ↑ "Orange-barred Carpet Moth". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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