Hydriomena transfigurata

Hydriomena transfigurata, the transfigured hydriomena moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

Hydriomena transfigurata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hydriomena
Species:
H. transfigurata
Binomial name
Hydriomena transfigurata
Swett, 1912[1]
Synonyms
  • Hydriomena manitoba Barnes & McDunnough, 1917

The wingspan is 26–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to August, with most records from March to June.

The larvae feed on Pinus species.[3]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hydriomena transfigurata Swett 1912". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America


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