Biology:Digrammia ocellinata

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Short description: Species of moth

Digrammia ocellinata
Faint-spotted Angle.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Digrammia
Species:
D. ocellinata
Binomial name
Digrammia ocellinata
(Guenée, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Macaria ocellinata Guenée, 1857
  • Macaria duplicata Packard, 1873
  • Semiothisa ocellinata

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q28817368 entry