Phigalia denticulata

Phigalia denticulata, the toothed phigalia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Ontario and New York to Florida, west to Texas, north to Missouri. There are also records from Utah.

Phigalia denticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Phigalia
Species:	P. denticulata
Binomial name
Phigalia denticulata Hulst, 1900
Synonyms
Apocheima denticulata (Hulst, 1900)

The wingspan is 30–37 mm for males. Adults are on wing from December to April in the south and from late March to April in the north.

The larvae probably feed on the leaves of deciduous trees.

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