Plataea trilinearia

(Packard, 1873)

Sagebrush Girdle Moth, sagebrush girdle

Plataea trilinearia is a geometrid in the Ennominae, commonly known as the sagebrush girdle moth. The is distributed across North America, with confirmed records in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Its suggests an ecological association with sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) . The species was first described by Packard in 1873. It is assigned MONA/Hodges number 6926 in North American moth classification systems.

Plataea trilinearia by Jeremy deWaard, University of British Columbia. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.Plataea trilinearia1 by Jeremy deWaard, University of British Columbia. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.Sagebrush Girdle Moth, Plataea trilinearia -25980, Det. R. Hannawacker, Shonto, Arizona. 16 June 1949, Noel Crickmer (49550998777) by Robb Hannawacker. Used under a Public domain license.

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Distribution

North America; confirmed in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada

Host Associations

  • sagebrush - suggested by implies association with Artemisia spp., but specific relationships have not been documented

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Taxonomic identifier

MONA/Hodges number 6926

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