Melanolophia signataria, the signate melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Saskatchewan and East Texas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Melanolophia |
| Species: | M. signataria
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| Melanolophia signataria (Walker, 1860)
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The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults fly from March to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees, including alder, elm, birch, fir, larch, maple, oak, poplar and spruce.
Subspecies
edit- Melanolophia signataria signataria
- Melanolophia signataria timucuae (Florida)
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