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 states of Massachusetts[2] and Connecticut.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Apodrepanulatrix |
| Species: | A. liberaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Apodrepanulatrix liberaria (Walker, 1860)
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The wingspan is 25–35 mm.
The larvae feed on Ceanothus americanus.[4]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Apodrepanulatrix liberaria (Walker, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "List of Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern species". Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ BugGuide
External links
edit- 911115 – 6693 – Apodrepanulatrix liberaria – (Walker, 1860). Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. pictures of both the moth and caterpillar
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