Speranza argillacearia, the mousy angle moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Its larval host is blueberry (Vaccinium) and another common name for it is the blueberry spanworm.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Speranza |
| Species: | S. argillacearia
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| Binomial name | |
| Speranza argillacearia (Packard, 1874)
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The MONA or Hodges number for Speranza argillacearia is 6282.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Speranza argillacearia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Speranza argillacearia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Speranza argillacearia species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ https://bugguide.net/node/view/554947
- ^ https://extension.umaine.edu/blueberries/factsheets/insects/197-blueberry-spanworm/
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Speranza argillacearia". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.