''Timandra amaturaria'', the cross-lined wave moth or cobra inchworm, is a species of
moth of the family
Geometridae. The species was
first described by
Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the US from
Massachusetts to
Florida, west to
Texas and north to
Wisconsin.
The
wingspan is 20–28 mm. Adults have hooked forewings. The hindwings are pointed. Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on some species of ''
Polygonum'' and ''
Rumex
The docks and sorrels, genus ''Rumex'', are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial, and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae.
Members of this genus are very common perennial herbs with a native almost worldwide distribu ...
''. They are black or reddish with yellow lateral streaks. Their characteristic shape has earned them the common name of cobra inchworm.
File:Timandra amaturaria caterpillar early instar.jpg, Caterpillar early instar
File:Timandra amaturaria caterpillar mid instar.jpg, Caterpillar mid instar
File:Timandra amaturaria caterpillar later instar.jpg, Caterpillar final instar
References
Moths described in 1866
Timandrini
{{Sterrhinae-stub