Ametris nitocris, the seagrape spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from the southern United States (including Florida)[1] through Central America to South America. It is also found on the Antilles.[2]
| Seagrape spanworm moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Ametris |
| Species: | A. nitocris
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| Binomial name | |
| Ametris nitocris (Cramer, 1780)
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The wingspan is about 43 mm.
The larvae of the Ametris nitocris are referred to as the greater inchworm in some parts of Florida.[3] These larvae feed on Coccoloba diversifolia.[4]
References edit
- ^ "910673.00 – 6259 – Ametris nitocris – Seagrape Spanworm Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Ametris nitocris". Moths of Jamaica.
- ^ Zipcodezoo
- ^ "Ametris nitocris (Cramer, 1780)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.