Biology:Leptostales ferruminaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Light-ribboned wave
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Leptostales
Species:
L. ferruminaria
Binomial name
Leptostales ferruminaria
(Zeller, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia ferruminaria Zeller, 1872

Leptostales ferruminaria, the light-ribboned wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from eastern North America west to Oklahoma and north to British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of dry shrubby areas and wooded edges along the floodplains of prairie rivers.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[3] Adults are variable. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-June in one generation per year.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18922731 entry