Melanolophia signataria

Melanolophia signataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Melanolophiini
Genus:	Melanolophia
Species:	M. signataria
Binomial name
	Melanolophia signataria; (Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
	Melanolophia ejectaria (Walker, 1860); Melanolophia patularia (Walker, 1861);

Melanolophia signataria, the signate melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Saskatchewan and East Texas.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide variety of trees, including alder, elm, birch, fir, larch, maple, oak, poplar and spruce.

Subspecies

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