Chickweed Geometer Moth (Haematopis grataria) - 20240629-03

            Adult chickweed geometers typically rest with wings held flat out to the sides. Forewings are pointed and dull yellow; each has a pinkish or reddish spot near the center of the wing. Two pinkish or reddish bands parallel the edges of the wings; in the typical resting posture, the bands on the forewings appear continuous with the bands on the hindwings. The antennae of males are featherlike; those of females are threadlike.

Larvae are slender, but thickened and rough at the first abdominal segment. Variable in color, with green and white stripes or checkered and mottled with colors including brown, tan, and red. Geometers (“earth measurers”) are the familiar “inchworms” that hump their backs (forming a “loop”) when they move the rear set of legs up to the front set, before moving the front set forward for the next “step.”

Very common in vacant lots, weedy roadsides, and yards in urban areas, as well as in the countryside, in fields and grasslands.  Larvae feed on chickweeds (Stellaria species) and other low-growing plants such as smartweed and clover.

Adults fly from mid-April through October, often during the day. This moth is multibrooded. Larvae pupate in a thin cocoon.  (Missouri 
Department of Conservation)
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As we were walking back to the car, my husband noticed this pretty moth flutter up from the trail.  I moved in to take a photo, having never seen such a moth before.  I used the app "Seek" to identify the moth.  No idea what it was sitting on.

Atocas Bay Conservation Area, Alfred, Ontario, Canada.  June 2024.
Eastern Ontario Birding.
   

Taken in: Canada / Quebec / Fassett (show map)

Taken on: June 29, 2024

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Canon EOS R6

Canada

Prescott and Russell

Not assessed

Native

Adult

Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

Male

Wild

Lifer

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Camera: Canon EOS R6, f/9.0, 1/800 sec, 400mm, ISO 6400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R6
Lens:	RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	6400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 2024 Macintosh
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