Biology:Digrammia continuata
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Short description: Species of moth
Digrammia continuata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Digrammia |
Species: | D. continuata
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Binomial name | |
Digrammia continuata (Walker, 1862)
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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.[1]
The wingspan is about 22–24 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August in two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Juniperus virginiana, Thuja occidentalis[3] 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.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q19596929 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digrammia continuata.
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