Drab Brown Wave Moth
Lobocleta ossularia (Geyer, 1837)
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Lobocleta ossularia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lobocleta
Species:
L. ossularia
Binomial name
Lobocleta ossularia
(Geyer, 1837)[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptomeris ossularia Geyer, 1837
  • Acidalia favillifera Walker, 1866
  • Acidalia magniferaria Walker, 1861
  • Acidalia ossulata Packard, 1876
  • Acidalia repletaria Walker, 1866
  • Acidalia sublataria Guenee, 1857
  • Acidalia temnaria Guenee, 1857

Lobocleta ossularia, the drab brown wave moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to Florida, north in the east to New York and Illinois.[2]

The wingspan is 13–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September in California.

The larvae feed on Stellaria media, Galium species and Fragaria chiloensis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Lobocleta Warren 1906". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide