Mellilla xanthometata

Mellilla xanthometata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Macariini
Genus: Mellilla
Species: M. xanthometata
Binomial name
Mellilla xanthometata
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Fidonia xanthometata Walker, 1862
  • Mellilla chamaechrysaria Grote, 1873
  • Lythria rilevaria Packard, 1876
  • Lythria snoviaria Packard, 1876

Mellilla xanthometata, the orange wing moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of eastern North America.[1]

The wingspan is about 16-21 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in early spring and again in late June in two generations per year. Adults are active during both the day and night.

The larvae feed on Gleditsia triacanthos.[2]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Bug Guide
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