Apodrepanulatrix liberaria, the New Jersey tea inchworm, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1] It is found from extreme southern Quebec and southern Ontario southward into northern Florida and Mississippi. It is listed as endangered by state authorities in the US state of Connecticut.[2]
Apodrepanulatrix liberaria | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Apodrepanulatrix |
Species: | A. liberaria |
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Apodrepanulatrix liberaria (Walker, 1860) | |
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The wingspan is 25–35 mm.
The larvae feed on Ceanothus americanus.[3]
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