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Operophtera bruceata (bruce spanworm)

Synonyms: Cheimatobia bruceata; Operophtera boreata; Operophtera groenlandica; Operophtera remotata

Wikipedia Abstract

The Bruce Spanworm (Operophtera bruceata) or (in North America) "Winter Moth" is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern parts of the United States. The wingspan of the males is 25–30 mm. Females have underdeveloped wings and do not fly. Adults are on wing from October to December. The larvae primarily feed on the leaves of Sugar Maple, American Beech and Trembling Aspen. They have also been recorded on willow and various other deciduous trees.
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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0