Metanema inatomaria, the pale metanema or yellow-lined thorn, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found from east-central British Columbia and southern Northwest Territories and Yukon, east to Nova Scotia, south to Mississippi, Texas and Arizona.
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| Metanema inatomaria Guenée, 1857
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The wingspan is 25–36 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to mid July.
The larvae mainly feed on Populus and occasionally Salix species.
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- Anweiler, G. G. (February 18, 2004). "Species Details Metanema inatomaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
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