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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Digrammia |
Species: | D. ocellinata
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Binomial name | |
Digrammia ocellinata | |
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The wingspan is 21-27 mm.
Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Robinia pseudoacacia and Gleditsia triacanthos.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Digrammia ocellinata (Guenée, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (July 28, 2017). "Species Digrammia ocellinata - Faint-spotted Angle - Hodges#6386". BugGuide. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
External links
edit- "910802.00 – 6386 – Digrammia ocellinata – Faint-spotted Angle Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 28, 2019.