Common name: Chickweed geometer.
Hodges #: 7146.
Identification: Rfw 11.8 mm, fw apex acute, hw angulate with
vein M2 present; wings dull orange with
pink transverse lines.
Similar species: 7147.
Distribution: southern Canada and U. S.
Hosts: Larvae feed on Stellaria– chickweeds and Polygonium–
smartweeds/ knotweeds.
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ND, Richland Co., West I allotment, Sheyenne Natl.
grasslands. 13- vi- 1995. Hg/ UV light, Coll. G. Fauske, C. Locken.
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