Anacamptodes defectaria, the brown-shaded gray moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Pennsylvania, west to Iowa and Kansas, south to Texas, and south and east to Florida.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Anacamptodes |
| Species: | A. defectaria
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| Anacamptodes defectaria Guenée, 1857
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from February to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on oak, poplar, sweet cherry and willow.
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