Powder Moth
Eufidonia notataria (Walker, 1860)
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Eufidonia notataria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eufidonia
Species:
E. notataria
Binomial name
Eufidonia notataria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Tephrosia notataria Walker, 1860

Eufidonia notataria, the powder moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in north-eastern North America.

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on balsam fir, eastern hemlock, eastern larch and spruces.

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