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218 Records
Status
Flies during the day (diurnal).
Description
Compare Rare Spring Moth.
Relationships
Larval host plants include Black Locust and Honeylocust.
Seasonality Snapshot
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A Common Spring Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/3/2015).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Common Spring Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2014).
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Mike Burchett.
A Common Spring Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/14/2015).
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Richard Orr.
A Common Spring Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015).
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Robert Aguilar, SERC.
A Common Spring Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/7/2015).
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Shannon Schade.
A Common Spring Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).
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Mike Burchett.
A Common Spring Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/30/2020).
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Dave Webb.
A Common Spring Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/11/2015).
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Mark Eanes.
A Common Spring Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (5/29/2022).
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Dave Webb.
A Common Spring Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/30/2018).
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Josh Emm.
Common Spring Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). (c) emilio c, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
A Common Spring Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/4/2015).
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Jim Wilkinson.
Common Spring Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/31/2014). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Common Spring Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/6/2007). Determined by John Gruber/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
Common Spring Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/29/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Common Spring Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Bob Patterson.
A Common Spring Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/31/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Common Spring Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2002).
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Larry Line.
A Common Spring Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/1/2003).
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Larry Line.
A Common Spring Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/5/2002).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Common Spring Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2006). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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Lynn Strauss.
Common Spring Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2024). (c) toconnell2192, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
Heliomata cycladata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Heliomata |
Species: | H. cycladata
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Binomial name | |
Heliomata cycladata | |
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Heliomata cycladata, the common spring moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866. It is found in eastern North America, with records from southern Ontario, southern Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin to South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, northern Mississippi and Arkansas.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from March to July.
The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia and Gleditsia triacanthos.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "910686.00 – 6261 – Heliomata cycladata – Common Spring Moth – Grote & Robinson, 1866". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (February 12, 2013). "Species Heliomata cycladata - Common Spring Moth - Hodges#6261". BugGuide. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Heliomata cycladata Grote & Robinson, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Data related to Heliomata cycladata at Wikispecies
- Media related to Heliomata cycladata at Wikimedia Commons