Heliomata cycladata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Heliomata |
| Species: | H. cycladata
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Heliomata cycladata, the common spring moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866. It is found in eastern North America, with records from southern Ontario, southern Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin to South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, northern Mississippi and Arkansas.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from March to July.
The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia and Gleditsia triacanthos.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "910686.00 – 6261 – Heliomata cycladata – Common Spring Moth – Grote & Robinson, 1866". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (February 12, 2013). "Species Heliomata cycladata - Common Spring Moth - Hodges#6261". BugGuide. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Heliomata cycladata Grote & Robinson, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
External links
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Data related to Heliomata cycladata at Wikispecies
Media related to Heliomata cycladata at Wikimedia Commons
