Biology:Eugonobapta

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Short description: Genus of moths

Eugonobapta
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Eugonobapta

Warren, 1894
Species:
E. nivosaria
Binomial name
Eugonobapta nivosaria
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia nivosaria Guenée, 1857

Eugonobapta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its only species, Eugonobapta nivosaria, the snowy geometer, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in North America from Manitoba to New Brunswick, south to North Carolina and Tennessee .

The wingspan is 21–33 mm. Adults are on wing from April or May to July or August depending on the location. There are two generations per year.

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