Euchlaena mollisaria

Euchlaena mollisaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Euchlaena
Species: E. mollisaria
Binomial name
Euchlaena mollisaria
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Endropia mollisaria Hulst, 1886
  • Endropia occantaria Hulst, 1886

Euchlaena mollisaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern California to Colorado, north to Montana and British Columbia.[1]

The wingspan is about 46 mm. The wings are clay fawn, with a lighter median area and with scattered dark fawn striations, as well as a whitish apical spot.[2] Adults are on wing from May to September.[3]

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