Butterflies and Moths of Southern Vancouver Island--Jeremy B. Tatum

                                                                                                                                                                 

  GEOMETRIDAE

Hydria undulata

Scallop Shell

  
        

The caterpillar can be found in August hidden in a little nest of leaves at the tip of a twig of Hardhack Spiraea douglasii. The scallopshell pattern of the wings of the adult moth is unmistakable. The species occurs in Europe as well as in North America.

Go to next species
Go to previous species
Go to Table of Contents
Go to Index
Go to Title Page