Eutrapela clemataria (Smith, 1797) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eutrapela clemataria (Smith, 1797)

Eutrapela clemataria (Smith, 1797)

Eutrapela clemataria, the only species in the Eutrapela moth genus, is a North American geometrid moth found in deciduous and mixed woodlands.

Family
Genus
Eutrapela
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eutrapela clemataria (Smith, 1797)

Eutrapela is a genus of moths that belongs to the family Geometridae. This genus contains only a single species: Eutrapela clemataria, which is commonly called the curve-toothed geometer moth or the purplish-brown looper. This species is found in North America, with recorded ranges from Nova Scotia to Florida, extending west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan. Its habitat includes deciduous and mixed woodlands. The wingspan of Eutrapela clemataria measures 38 to 56 mm.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Eutrapela

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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