The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906.

It is found in western North America, from Alaska, Alberta and British Columbia, through Washington and Oregon to California.

The forewings are pale grey with rows of narrow black lines.

[3] The larvae feed on Acer circinatum, Alnus incana tenuifolia, Alnus rubra, Alnus viridis sinuata, Betula, Cornus nuttalli, Quercus garryana, Crataegus, Malus, Populus tremuloides, Populus trichocarpa and Salix.

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