Butterflies and Moths of North America

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White-striped Black
Trichodezia albovittata (Guenée, 1857)


Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Wings black with white bar across forewing, narrowing and meeting terminal white wedge near inner margin. Hindwing fringe black, white toward outer angle.
Wing Span: 2-2.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-September; 2 broods.
Caterpillar Hosts: Impatiens.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Labrador to North Carolina, and west.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL