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Euchlaena amoenaria

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Euchlaena amoenaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Euchlaena
Species:
E. amoenaria
Binomial name
Euchlaena amoenaria
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Euchlaena arefactaria (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
  • Euchlaena amoenaria astylusaria

Euchlaena amoenaria, the deep yellow euchlaena, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America.

The wingspan is 30–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There are two generations per year.

The larval food plant is unknown, but larvae of other species in the genus feed on the foliage of deciduous trees.

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