Dysstroma hersiliata

Dysstroma hersiliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Cidariini
Genus: Dysstroma
Species:
D. hersiliata
Binomial name
Dysstroma hersiliata
(Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)

Dysstroma hersiliata, the orange-barred carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Description

In adults, Dysstroma hersiliata is mostly gray with black and white pattering across the wings that varies between individuals. Its most distinctive feature is a solid orange bar going across the upper-middle portion of the wing. It has a pale discal spot on its hindwing, and its wingspan 25-29mm. It has a very short palpi, and very limited to no sexual dimorphism.[3][4]

Larvae of Dysstroma hersiliata are lime green with two off-white stripes near its back end.[4]

Distribution

Dysstroma hersiliata is found in southern Canada and the northern parts United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic, although more commonly in the eastern half of both.[3][5]


Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Dysstroma hersiliata:

  • Dysstroma hersiliata cervinifascia (Walker, 1862)
  • Dysstroma hersiliata hersiliata (Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)

References

  1. ^ "Dysstroma hersiliata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Dysstroma hersiliata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "Dysstroma hersiliata (Guenée, [1858]) - Orange-barred Carpet Moth". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Orange-barred Carpet Moth". inaturalist.org. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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