Sabulodes edwardsata (Hulst)
- Latin name: Sabulodes edwardsata (Hulst)
- French name:
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Geometridae
Description
Distribution
British Columbia
Micro-habitat(s)
Needle
Damage, symptoms and biology
Sabulodes edwardsata is a relatively uncommon innocuous solitary defoliator.Mature larva to 32 mm long. Head is reddish brown with a white herringbone pattern over the vertex of each lobe. Body, robust, green with a faint dark green middorsal pin stripe; prominent subdorsal white stripes extending onto the head; white spiracular stripes.
This species overwinters as a mid-instar larva. Larvae are present from April to June, pupation occurs in June, and the adults emerge in July. Eggs are laid in July (presumably on foliage) and hatch soon after. Larvae emerge in August and feed until the weather cools in fall.
Life cycle (West of the Rockies)
| Stage/Month | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | Egg | Larva | Chrysalis | Adult |
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Canadian Forest Service Publications
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Diet and feeding behaviour
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Phyllophagous
: Feeds on the leaves of plants.
- Free-living defoliator: Feeds on and moves about freely on foliage.
Information on host(s)
Main host(s)
Ponderosa pine, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, shore pine, Sitka spruce, western hemlock, western white pine
Photos
Lateral view of mature larva, on ponderosa pine Dion Manastyrski Centre de foresterie du Pacifique, Victoria (Colombie-Britannique) / Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, British Columbia
Dion Manastyrski Centre de foresterie du Pacifique, Victoria (Colombie-Britannique) / Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, British Columbia