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Selenia kentaria (Kent's Thorn)

Synonyms: Pericallia kentaria; Selenia glaucata; Selenia s-signata

Wikipedia Abstract

Selenia kentaria, commonly known as Kent's thorn or Kent's geometer, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern and central North America. The wingspan is 32–52 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August. The adults mimic wilted leaves, while the larvae resemble twigs. The larvae feed on several hardwood trees, including Betula and Prunus.
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Prey / Diet

Acer rubrum (red maple)[1]
Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[1]
Tilia americana (American basswood)[1]
Tilia henryana (Henry's Lime)[2]
Ulmus americana (American elm)[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
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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