Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

Tissue Moth
Triphosa haesitata (Guenee, 1857)


Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Forewing is variable red brown with darker and lighter wavy bands. The hindwing margin is strongly dentate.
Wing Span: 3.9 cm.
Life History: Overwinters as an adult.
Flight: Later summer to spring.
Caterpillar Hosts: Cascara (Rhamnus purshinana)
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Comments: NULL
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