Bug FAQChevron Moth
Eulithis testata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: The Chevron
The chevron moth has a wingspan of about 25 to 35 mm and its forewings show colors from pale yellow to brown-yellow and purple-brown, often with one or two faint crosslines in the middle. It lives across the Palearctic from Britain and Scandinavia to Japan, and across North America from Newfoundland to Alaska, reaching as far south as New Jersey and Colorado. The caterpillars feed on Vaccinium, willow and poplar species, especially aspen, and adults are on the wing from July through mid-September, producing one generation in the UK and North America and two in the Netherlands.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Forewings range from pale yellow to orange-yellow, reddish-yellow, brown-yellow, and purple-brown, with one or two faint, nearly parallel crosslines in the middle.
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Size
The wingspan measures between 25 and 35 mm.
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What it eats
Larvae feed on Vaccinium, willow and poplar species, especially aspen.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Adults fly from July to mid-September.
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When you see it
Adults are on wing from July through mid-September.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Wyoming, Minnesota, Vermont, Alaska, Ohio, Michigan, Maine, New Hampshire.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What do the caterpillars eat?
The larvae feed on Vaccinium, willow and poplar species, especially aspen.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulithis_testata
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