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♂ Chickweed Geometer, Hodges #7146.
Haematopis grataria
42.6167, -96.2962
Field Notes
Description:
Wings are a dull orange with pink transverse lines. The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October. It is a day-flying species. The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Stellaria, Polygonum and clover.
Habitat:
Found in most of the United States and parts of southern Canada in prairie grasslands and shrublands
Notes:
Males have strikingly plumose (featherlike) antennae. Females have filiform (threadlike) antennae. HAEMATOPIS: from the Greek "haima/haimatinos" (blood/of blood); presumably refers to the pink color on the wings, which in some specimens can be as red as blood
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 27, 2014
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