Biology:Tornos scolopacinarius

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Dimorphic Gray
Female Tornos scolopacinarius, Megan McCarty103.jpg
Female
Male Tornos scolopacinarius, Megan McCarty109.jpg
Male
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T. scolopacinarius
Binomial name
Tornos scolopacinarius
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Tornos pervelata (Walker, 1863)
  • Tornos piazzata Cassino & Swett, 1923
  • Tornos robiginosus Morrison, 1875

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

  1. 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