Ennomos magnaria
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The Maple Spanworm Moth, Notched Wing Moth, Notched-wing Geometer, or Notch-wing Moth (Ennomos magnaria) is a species of moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada
and the northern United States
, south in the east to Florida
and Louisiana
and in the west to California
.
The wingspan
is 43–60 mm. Adults resemble an autumn leaf. The wings are deeply and unevenly scalloped. They are bright orange yellow and variably spotted with brown and shaded with reddish-brown toward the outer margin. Adults are on wing from July to early November in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Alnus, Fraxinus, Tilia
, Betula, Ulmus, Carya, Acer
, Quercus, and Populus species. They are twig mimics with a green, brown or grey body with white spots. Larvae can be found from May to August. The species overwinters as an egg. Pupation takes place in a cocoon amongst the foliage of their host plant.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the northern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, south in the east to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
and in the west to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 43–60 mm. Adults resemble an autumn leaf. The wings are deeply and unevenly scalloped. They are bright orange yellow and variably spotted with brown and shaded with reddish-brown toward the outer margin. Adults are on wing from July to early November in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Alnus, Fraxinus, Tilia
Tilia
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America...
, Betula, Ulmus, Carya, Acer
Acer
Acer may refer to:* Acer , the genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as Maple, from the Latin word ācer meaning sharp* Acer Inc., a Taiwan-based international computer company...
, Quercus, and Populus species. They are twig mimics with a green, brown or grey body with white spots. Larvae can be found from May to August. The species overwinters as an egg. Pupation takes place in a cocoon amongst the foliage of their host plant.