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October Thorn
Tetracis jubararia
Tetracis jubararia, commonly known as the October Thorn, is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species is known for flying in the fall and having an angular wing shape and colors of ochres and browns that resemble autumn leaves. It is found in western North America.
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Range & habitat
It widely distributed in Western coniferous, mixed, and deciduous forests. Moth of ssp. jubararia range across the northwestern North America at elevation of 500-7,400 ft., including British Columbia, California, Idaho, Nevada, Saskatchewan, Oregon, and Washington. The subspecies ssp. sericeata is found Rocky Mountain and Intermountain regions including Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.
Wikipedia: “Range and Habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 232399.