Euchlaena madusaria

Euchlaena madusaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Euchlaena
Species: E. madusaria
Binomial name
Euchlaena madusaria
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Endropia madusaria Walker, 1860
  • Endropia oponearia Walker, 1860
  • Endropia tiviaria Walker, 1860
  • Endropia vinosaria Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Endropia vinulentaria Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Euchlaena ochrearia McDunnough, 1940

Euchlaena madusaria, the scrub euchlaena moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, east to Nova Scotia, south to Florida, Missouri and Oregon. The habitat consists of dry woodlands.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow-tan with fine but well-defined antemedial, postmedial and subterminal lines. The outer third is darker. Adults are mainly on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Sheperdia canadensis and Pseudotsuga menziesii. They are striped grey brown and are twig mimics. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[2]

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