Euchlaena deductaria

Euchlaena deductaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Euchlaena
Species:	E. deductaria
Binomial name
Euchlaena deductaria (Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
Endropia deductaria Walker, 1860 Hypagyrtis adoptivaria Hubner, [1823] Geometra pectinaria Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 (misidentification)

Euchlaena deductaria, the forked euchlaena moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.

Taxonomy

The name Euchlaella pectillaria was erroneously applied to this species, while the American species is to be correctly called by its previously considered junior synonym, Euchlaella deductaria. The name pectillaria is a junior synonym of the European species Odontopera bidentata.