White Slant-line Moth
Tetracis cachexiata (Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1858)
White Slant-line Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7134
Synonyms
Hodges #6964  White Slant-line 
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White slant-line
Ottawa, Ontario
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Tetracis
Species:
T. cachexiata
Binomial name
Tetracis cachexiata
Guenée, [1858]
Synonyms
  • Tetracis lorata Grote, 1864

Tetracis cachexiata, the white slant-line or white slaut,[1] is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to central British Columbia, south to northern Florida and west to Montana and northern Colorado.

The length of the forewings 19–26 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early July.

The larvae feed on various plants including Alnus, Betula, Prunus, Salix, Tilia, Ulmus, Viburnum, Abies, Larix, Pinus, and Tsuga species.

References

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  1. ^ White Slaut, Natural Resources Canada
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