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Coryphista meadii

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Coryphista meadii
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C. meadii
Binomial name
Coryphista meadii
(Packard, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Scotosia meadii Packard, 1874
  • Rheumaptera meadii
  • Coryphista badiaria (H. Edwards, 1885) (form)
  • Coryphista optimata (Strecker, 1899)
  • Coryphista meadii atlantica Munroe, 1954
  • Coryphista meadii fumosa Comstock, 1967

Coryphista meadii, the barberry geometer moth or barberry looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.

The wingspan is 30–36 mm. There are two forms. The typical form is dark brown, while form "badiaria" has orangish-brown antemedial and subterminal bands. The hindwings are pale grayish-brown with variably distinct lines and a toothed/wavy margin.

Adults are on wing from April to October. There are several generations per year.

The larvae feed on Berberis species,[1] an introduced shrub in most of eastern North America.

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