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Ennomos subsignaria

Elm spanworm moth
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ennomos
Species: E. subsignaria
Binomial name
Ennomos subsignaria
(Hübner, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Eudalimia subsignaria Hübner, 1823
  • Ennomos niveosericeatus (Harris, 1855)

Ennomos subsignaria, the elm spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Texas to Alberta and east to the Atlantic coast. It is recorded infrequently in Great Britain through accidental importation in asparagus.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are pure white except for yellow branches on the antennae. They are on wing from late May to August. one generation per year.

The larvae feed on elm, apple, birch, maple, and oak.

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