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Iridopsis ephyraria (Pale-winged Gray)

Synonyms: Anacamptodes ephyraria; Boarmia ephyraria; Cleora takenaria; Iridopsis larvaria (heterotypic); Tephrina expressaria

Wikipedia Abstract

Iridopsis ephyraria, the pale-winged gray, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta. The wingspan is 23–28 mm. The wings are whitish-gray with variable overlay of yellowish-brown and darker gray. The lines are black. The postmedial line has a rounded bulge near the forewing costa. There are four black spots along the costa. The discal spots are large and hollow on all wings. Adults are on wing from June to September.
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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
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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