Plagodis kuetzingi
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Plagodis kuetzingi (Grote, 1876)
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Plagodis kuetzingi, the purple plagodis, is a North American moth in the family Geometridae. It is an uncommon to rare moth.[1]
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Distribution
This moth is found from Nova Scotia south to Virginia and Tennessee west to Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.[1][2]
Flight
The purple plagodis is found from May to July.[1]
Host plants
It feeds only on ash trees (Fraxinus sp.)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Charles V. Covell, Jr. (2005). Moths of Eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA. ISBN 1-884549-21-7
- ^ Plagodis kuetzingi Butterflies and Moths.org
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