About Apodrepanulatrix liberaria Walker, 1860
Apodrepanulatrix liberaria, commonly known as the New Jersey tea inchworm, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. This species ranges from extreme southern Quebec and southern Ontario in Canada, southward into northern Florida and Mississippi in the United States. In the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Connecticut, state authorities classify Apodrepanulatrix liberaria as an endangered species. The wingspan of adult moths measures 25 to 35 mm. The larvae of this species feed on Ceanothus americanus.
