Biology:Leptostales ferruminaria
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Leptostales |
| Species: | L. ferruminaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptostales ferruminaria (Zeller, 1872)
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Leptostales ferruminaria, the light-ribboned wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from eastern North America west to Oklahoma and north to British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of dry shrubby areas and wooded edges along the floodplains of prairie rivers.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[3] Adults are variable. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-June in one generation per year.[4]
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Leptostales ferruminaria (Zeller 1872)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82855299.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ "Species Details: Leptostales ferruminaria". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2007. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6179.
Wikidata ☰ Q18922731 entry
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