Kent's Geometer
Selenia kentaria (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: Wings orange-yellow with whitish dusting, heaviest toward forewing costa. Forewing am., median, and pm. lines orangish brown. Double median line on underside of hindwing has white edging beyond it.
Wing Span: 3.3-5.2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: March-early August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Basswood, beeches, birches, maples, oaks, and other forest trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to Virginia, west to Alberta and Missouri.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 127 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 26, 2014
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 30, 2024
Observation date: May 12, 2023
Submitted by: DRLem23ME
Region: Kennebec County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 14, 2023
Observation date: Apr 18, 2023
Submitted by: Staci Gibson
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2023
Observation date: Apr 04, 2023
Submitted by: Ralph313
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 04, 2023
Observation date: Jul 20, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2022
Observation date: Apr 25, 2022
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 18, 2022
Observation date: Mar 28, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 09, 2022
Observation date: Mar 26, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Coweta County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 05, 2022
Observation date: May 16, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 18, 2022
Observation date: Apr 07, 2021
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: May 22, 2021
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 23, 2021
Observation date: Mar 24, 2021
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 31, 2021
Observation date: Mar 30, 2021
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 31, 2021
Observation date: Mar 22, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 28, 2021
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jan 18, 2021
Observation date: May 23, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 15, 2020
Observation date: Apr 22, 2016
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 16, 2020
Observation date: Apr 14, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 16, 2020
Observation date: Apr 12, 2020
Submitted by: cobal2913
Region: Coshocton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 13, 2020
Observation date: Aug 02, 2019
Submitted by: tjsetze
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2019
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 01, 2019
Observation date: Apr 25, 2019
Submitted by: estanley
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 25, 2019
Observation date: Apr 16, 2019
Submitted by: SJAlbaugh75
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 17, 2019
Observation date: Mar 23, 2019
Submitted by: Martin Neil UK
Region: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 23, 2019
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