Bug FAQAntepione imitata
Antepione imitata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Antepione imitata is a geometrid moth first described by Henry Edwards in 1884. Its wingspan measures about 35 to 37 mm. It lives in riparian canyons up to 1,830 m, ranging from western Texas and Colorado through New Mexico and southern Arizona, and probably northern Mexico.
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How to recognize it
Antepione imitata belongs to the family Geometridae and was first described by Henry Edwards in 1884.
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Size
The adult’s wingspan is between 35 and 37 mm.
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Where it lives
It is typically found in riparian canyons up to about 1,830 m elevation.
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What it eats
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the plant Ribes aureum.
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Life cycle
In southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico there are three generations each year. Adults emerge strongly in April-early May, again weaker in late June-July, and a third strong flight starts in mid-August after the monsoonal rains, lasting into early October.
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When you see it
Flight periods are early spring (April-May), a weaker mid-summer (late June-July), and a strong late-summer to early fall flight (mid-August to early October).
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Where it comes from
Its known range includes western Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and southern Arizona in the United States, and it is probably also present in northern Mexico.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, California, New York, South Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Where can I find this moth?
It is associated with riparian canyons up to about 1,830 m and occurs from western Texas and Colorado through New Mexico to southern Arizona, likely also in northern Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antepione_imitata
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