Aspitates aberrata
| Aspitates aberrata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Aspitates |
| Species: | A. aberrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspitates aberrata (Edwards, 1884)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aspitates aberrata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from northern Minnesota north and west across southern Manitoba to western Alberta and the Peace River area of British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of open aspen parklands and low elevation grasslands.[3]
The wingspan is 27-36 mm. Adults are creamy white with a heavy dusting of brownish grey scales, which is heavier on the forewings. There is a faint, thick straight grey line running across the outer third of the wing from the apex to lower margin. The hindwings are less heavily dusted and have a prominent grey discal spot.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid May to mid July.
Subspecies
- Aspitates aberrata aberrata (Alberta)
- Aspitates aberrata assiniboiarus Munroe, 1963 (eastern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
References
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