Biology:Lomographa glomeraria
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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: | Lomographa |
| Species: | L. glomeraria
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| Binomial name | |
| Lomographa glomeraria (Grote, 1881)
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Lomographa glomeraria, the gray spring moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana , Maryland, Massachusetts , Michigan, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Tennessee .
The wingspan is about 25 mm.[1] Adults have finely mottled gray wings with scalloped lines. The lines are darker on the forewings than on the hindwings. The discal spots are very prominent. There is considerable geographic variation. Adults rest with their wings outstretched or overlapping.[2]
The larvae feed on Prunus species.
References
- ↑ Tony-2 (May 7, 2018). "Species Lomographa glomeraria - Gray Spring Moth - Hodges#6668". http://bugguide.net/node/view/16559. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Lomographa glomeraria (Gray Spring Moth)". The Moth Guide.
External links
- "911090.00 – 6668 – Lomographa glomeraria – Gray Spring Moth – (Grote, 1881)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6668. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q6669505 entry
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