Antepione imitata

Antepione imitata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Henry Edwards in 1884. It is known from western Texas, Colorado and New Mexico to southern Arizona and is probably also found in northern Mexico. It is generally associated with riparian canyons up to 1,830 meters.

Variation in adults, upper two rows are males, bottom two are females

Antepione imitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Antepione
Species:	A. imitata
Binomial name
Antepione imitata H. Edwards, 1884
Synonyms
Antepione comstocki Sperry, 1939 Eugonobapta constans Hulst 1898 Antepione constans (Hulst, 1898) Antepione costinotata Taylor, 1906 Tetracis indiscretata Edwards 1884 Antepione indiscretata (H. Edwards, 1884) Metanema vanusaria Strecker 1899

The wingspan is 35–37 mm. There are three generations per year in south-eastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico. There is a strong early flight starting in April and early May, with a weaker flight in late June into July, and another strong flight beginning in mid-August after the monsoonal rains with a few individuals into early October.

The larvae have been recorded on Ribes aureum.

External links

• A revision of the genus Antepione Packard with description of the new genus Pionenta Ferris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)
• "911438.00 – 6990 – Antepione imitata – Edwards, 1884". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 4, 2019.