Apodrepanulatrix liberaria

Apodrepanulatrix liberaria

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Apodrepanulatrix
Species:
A. liberaria
Binomial name
Apodrepanulatrix liberaria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Apicia liberaria Walker, 1860
  • Macaria integraria Walker, 1861
  • Aspilates lintneraria Packard, 1874
  • Diastictis helena Hulst, 1896

Apodrepanulatrix liberaria, the New Jersey tea inchworm, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1860.[2] It is found from extreme southern Quebec and southern Ontario southward into northern Florida and Mississippi. It is listed as endangered by state authorities in the US states of Massachusetts[3] and Connecticut.[4]

The wingspan is 25–35 mm.

The larvae feed on Ceanothus americanus.[5]

References

  1. ^ NatureServe. "Apodrepanulatrix liberaria". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Apodrepanulatrix liberaria (Walker, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern species". Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  5. ^ BugGuide


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.