A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/13/2019).
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Co., Maryland (4/16/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). Verified by Hugh McGuinness.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/3/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/11/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/17/2017).
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2004).
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Host plants include Sassafras.
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A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/13/2019).
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A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Co., Maryland (4/16/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). Verified by Hugh McGuinness.
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/3/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/11/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/17/2017).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/19/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Scott Housten.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2015). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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A Signate Melanolophia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2004).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Melanolophia signataria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Melanolophia |
| Species: | M. signataria
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanolophia signataria (Walker, 1860)
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Melanolophia signataria, the signate melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Saskatchewan and East Texas.
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults fly from March to August.[1]
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees, including alder, elm, birch, fir, larch, maple, oak, poplar and spruce.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]- Melanolophia signataria signataria
- Melanolophia signataria timucuae (Florida)
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ FFNSadmin (2019-02-19). "SIGNATE MELANOLOPHIA". Fontenelle Forest Nature Search. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ^ "Melanolophia signataria - Mass Moths". 2025-11-02. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
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