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Digrammia continuata (Curve-lined Angle)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Digrammia continuata, the curve-lined angle, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Brunswick to Florida, west to California and north to Manitoba. The wingspan is about 22-24 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August in two generations per year. The larvae feed on Juniperus virginiana, Thuja occidentalis and Hesperocyparis guadalupensis. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 29 mm. The species overwinters in the pupal stage in soil or amongst debris.
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Prey / Diet

Juniperus ashei var. ashei (Ozark White Cedar)[1]
Juniperus chinensis (Chinese Juniper)[1]
Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red-cedar)[1]
Thuja occidentalis (Eastern White-cedar)[1]

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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