Lomographa glomeraria, the gray spring moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Lomographa |
| Species: | L. glomeraria
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| Lomographa glomeraria (Grote, 1881)
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The wingspan is about 25 mm.[1] Adults have finely mottled gray wings with scalloped lines. The lines are darker on the forewings than on the hindwings. The discal spots are very prominent. There is considerable geographic variation. Adults rest with their wings outstretched or overlapping.[2]
The larvae feed on Prunus species.
References edit
- ^ Tony-2 (May 7, 2018). "Species Lomographa glomeraria - Gray Spring Moth - Hodges#6668". BugGuide. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lomographa glomeraria (Gray Spring Moth)". The Moth Guide.
External links edit
- "911090.00 – 6668 – Lomographa glomeraria – Gray Spring Moth – (Grote, 1881)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
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