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Euchlaena deductaria

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Euchlaena deductaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Euchlaena
Species:
E. deductaria
Binomial name
Euchlaena deductaria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Endropia deductaria Walker, 1860
  • Hypagyrtis adoptivaria Hubner, [1823]
  • Geometra pectinaria Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 (misidentification)

Euchlaena deductaria, the forked euchlaena moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.[1][2]

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