About Melanolophia canadaria (Guenée, 1857)
Melanolophia canadaria (Guenée, 1857) has a wingspan ranging from 30 to 36 mm. When at rest, adults hold their wings open, showing all four mottled brown or dark brown wings. A key distinguishing feature of this species is a line across both hindwings that forms a v-shaped dark patch.
This moth is native to North America, where its distribution stretches from Florida north to Nova Scotia, west to Saskatchewan, and south to Texas. It is most commonly found in wooded areas and shrublands.
The larvae of Melanolophia canadaria feed on the leaves of plant species from the genera Betula, Ulmus, Acer, Quercus, Pinus, and Prunus.
