Biology:Aspitates aberrata
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| Species: | A. aberrata
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| Aspitates aberrata (H. Edwards, 1884)
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Aspitates aberrata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Henry Edwards in 1884.[1] It is found in North America from northern Minnesota north and west across southern Manitoba to western Alberta and the Peace River area of British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of open aspen parklands and low elevation grasslands.[3]
The wingspan is 27–36 mm. Adults are creamy white with a heavy dusting of brownish-grey scales, which is heavier on the forewings. There is a faint, thick straight grey line running across the outer third of the wing from the apex to lower margin. The hindwings are less heavily dusted and have a prominent grey discal spot.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-May to mid-July.
Subspecies
- Aspitates aberrata aberrata (Alberta)
- Aspitates aberrata assiniboiarus Munroe, 1963 (eastern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
References
- ↑ "911139.00 – 6715 – Aspitates aberrata – (Edwards, 1884)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6715.
- ↑ Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Aspitates aberrata". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6156.
- ↑ Kropiewnicki, Ted (November 17, 2008). "Species Aspitates aberrata - Hodges#6715". https://bugguide.net/node/view/239250.
Wikidata ☰ Q4808109 entry
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