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| Coryphista | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Tribe: | Rheumapterini |
| Genus: | Coryphista Hulst, 1896 |
| Species: | C. meadii |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryphista meadii (Packard, 1874) | |
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Coryphista is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by George Duryea Hulst in 1896.[1][2] The genus may be considered to be a synonym of Rheumaptera. Its only species, Coryphista meadii, the barberry geometer moth or barberry looper, was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
The wingspan is 30–36 mm.
Adults are on wing from April to October. There are several generations per year.[3]
The caterpillar have a red-orange head and broad white spiracular stripe. The stripe is often infused with yellow or rust about the spiracles. Subtle addorsal and subdorsal stripes run through the brownish dorsum; the venter is brown. Mature larva to 2.5 cm.[3]
The larvae feed on Berberis species (barberries),[4] an introduced shrub in most of eastern North America.
References
[edit]- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Coryphista Hulst, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coryphista". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- 1 2 Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (2001). Geometroid caterpillars of northeastern and Appalachian forests (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service.
- ↑ Cotinis (October 18, 2018). "Species Coryphista meadii - Barberry Geometer - Hodges#7290". BugGuide. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
External links
[edit]- "910128.00 – 7290 – Coryphista meadii – Barberry Geometer Moth – (Packard, 1874)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
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- ↑ Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (2001). Geometroid caterpillars of northeastern and Appalachian forests (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service.