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Leucobrephos brephoides (Scarce Infant)

Synonyms: Anarta brephoides; Archiearis resoluta; Melicleptria hoyi

Wikipedia Abstract

Leucobrephos brephoides, the scarce infant moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Yukon to Labrador and south to New York and southern Alberta and British Columbia. The habitat consists of open mixed wood forests of the boreal and mountain region. The wingspan is about 29 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May with a peak in mid to late April in Alberta. Generally, the flight period begins when snow patches are still on the ground.
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Prey / Diet

Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[1]
Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar)[1]
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0