Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a Palaearctic moth, new to eastern North America

By

Schmidt, B. Christian (Bjorn Christian), 1975-
Anctil, Alexandre

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-5-21

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

9

Pages

e64985--

Subjects

Alien species , Citizen science , Exotic species , Geometrinae , invasive species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e64985

 

Abstract

The geometrid mothHemithea aestivaria(Hübner, 1789) was introduced from Europe to North America, first being detected in British Columbia in 1973. Until 2019, its North American range was limited to a restricted area of the Pacific Northwest. Here, we report on the first records ofH. aestivariafor eastern North America from three widely separated urban centres in eastern Canada during 2019-2020.