Trichodezia albovittata

Trichodezia albovittata, the white-striped black moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, south in the east to North Carolina and in the west to northern California.[3]

White-striped black moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Trichodezia
Species:
T. albovittata
Binomial name
Trichodezia albovittata
Synonyms
  • Odezia albovittata Guenée, 1857
  • Melanippe propriaria Walker, 1862
  • Trichodezia propriaria (Walker, 1862)
  • Melanippe reciprocata Walker, 1862
  • Trichodezia reciprocata (Walker, 1862)

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. The wings are black with a white bar across forewing, narrowing and meeting the terminal white wedge near the inner margin. The hindwings have black fringes, although they are white towards the outer angle. Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Impatiens species.

Subspecies
  • Trichodezia albovittata albovittata
  • Trichodezia albovittata tenuifasciata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Trichodezia albovittata (Guenee 1857)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  3. Bug Guide


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