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Patalene olyzonaria
The Juniper Geometer or Juniper-twig Geometer is a highly variable moth of the Geometridae family. Hosts on Junipers (Juniperus sp.), White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) and possibly Pines (Pinus)
Ranges from Quebec and New Hampshire to Florida, west to Texas, north to Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 21-25 mm. Adults are on wing from April to November.
Spotted on Oct 31, 2012
Submitted on Dec 13, 2012
5 Comments
Wonder
Thank you kindly.
it looks quite surreal, nice image
The moth was actually pretty brown. It was early morning and the lighting was less than ideal.
spotted on a pumpkin! Cool blue.