Biology:Tornos scolopacinarius
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| Species: | T. scolopacinarius
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| Tornos scolopacinarius (Guenée, 1857)
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The dimorphic gray (Tornos scolopacinarius) is a North American moth in the family Geometridae.
Description
The male's wings are grayish-brown with a dark round discal spot on the fore wing. The female's wings are mainly yellowish-gray with dark gray outer margins. The female has a dark fore wing discal spot which is larger than the male's. Both sexes have a checkered fringe. The wingspan measures 2.1 to 2.9 cm.[1]
Flight
This moth flies from February to November.[1]
Host plants
Here is a list of host plants used by the Dimorphic Gray:
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charles V. Covell, Jr. (2005). Moths of Eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA. ISBN 1-884549-21-7
Wikidata ☰ Q7826149 entry
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