Euchlaena mollisaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern California to Colorado, north to Montana and British Columbia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Euchlaena |
| Species: | E. mollisaria
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| Euchlaena mollisaria (Hulst, 1886)
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The wingspan is about 46 mm. The wings are clay fawn, with a lighter median area and with scattered dark fawn striations, as well as a whitish apical spot.[2] Adults are on wing from May to September.[3]
References
edit- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Hulst, G.D.,1886. New species and varieties of Geometridae. Entomologica Americana, 1(11): 207
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- ^ Bug Guide
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