Biology:Digrammia ocellinata
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Short description: Species of moth
| Digrammia ocellinata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Digrammia |
| Species: | D. ocellinata
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| Digrammia ocellinata (Guenée, 1857)[1]
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Digrammia ocellinata, the faint-spotted angle or locust looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in the eastern United States, Quebec and Ontario.[2]
The wingspan is 21-27 mm. The wings are brownish gray, faintly mottled. There is brown shading on the forewing, extending onto the hindwing.
Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Robinia pseudoacacia and Gleditsia triacanthos.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Digrammia ocellinata (Guenée, 1857)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/ennominae/digrammia/#ocellinata. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ↑ McLeod, Robin (July 28, 2017). "Species Digrammia ocellinata - Faint-spotted Angle - Hodges#6386". http://bugguide.net/node/view/14256. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
External links
- "910802.00 – 6386 – Digrammia ocellinata – Faint-spotted Angle Moth – (Guenée, [1858)"]. Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6386. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q28817368 entry
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