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Synaxis cervinaria

Synonyms: Metanema aurantiacaria; Metanema cervinaria

Wikipedia Abstract

Tetracis cervinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from British Columbia south to Kern County, California and eastward to western Montana, south-eastern Idaho, Carbon County, Wyoming and Larimer County, Colorado. It is found on altitudes of 790 to 2,375 meters. The length of the forewings 19-23 mm. Adults are on wing from February to June. The larvae feed on Prunus emarginata and Prunus virginiana.
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Prey / Diet

Arctostaphylos patula (greenleaf manzanita)[1]
Frangula purshiana purshiana (Cascara buckthorn)[1]
Purshia tridentata (bitterbrush)[1]
Quercus garryana (Oregon White Oak)[1]

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♦ 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