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Honest Pero Moth

Pero honestaria

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Field Notes

Description:

Family: Geometridae. Subfamily: Ennominae (Typical Geometers). Wingspan: 34-36 mm. Broad FW is variably gray (male) or violet brown (female) with paler ST area beyond wavy black PM line. Inner PM line is relatively straight. Has a pronounced costal fold in outer third of FW at rest. Hosts: Black cherry, black locust, and tamarack.

Habitat:

Woodlands. Came to light.

Notes:

Very similar to Hubner's Pero (Pero ancetaria)

Reference Links:

http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dfg/nhesp/species-and-conservation/nhfacts/somatoc…

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