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Lomographa glomeraria (Gray Spring Moth)

Synonyms: Bapta virginalis; Deilinia glomeraria; Lomographa merricki

Wikipedia Abstract

Lomographa glomeraria, the gray spring moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults have finely mottled gray wings with scalloped lines. The lines are darker on the forewings than on the hindwings. The discal spots are very prominent. There is considerable geographic variation. Adults rest with their wings outstretched or overlapping. The larvae feed on Prunus species.
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Prey / Diet

Prunus pensylvanica (Fire Cherry)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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