Dimorphic Gray Moth
Tornos scolopacinaria Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1858
Dimorphic Gray Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7023
Synonyms
Hodges #6486 
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Tornos scolopacinaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Tornos
Species:
T. scolopacinaria
Binomial name
Tornos scolopacinaria
(Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)

Tornos scolopacinaria, the dimorphic gray, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Tornos scolopacinaria is 6486.[5]

The male's wings are grayish-brown with a dark round discal spot on the fore wing. The female's wings are mainly yellowish-gray with dark gray outer margins. The female has a dark fore wing discal spot which is larger than the male's. Both sexes have a checkered fringe. The wingspan measures 2.1 to 2.9 cm.[6] The moth flies from February to November.[6]

The moths are known to use species of aster and tickseed plants as hosts.[6]

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Tornos scolopacinaria:

  • Tornos scolopacinaria forsythae Rindge, 1954 c g
  • Tornos scolopacinaria scolopacinaria g
  • Tornos scolopacinaria spodius Rindge, 1954 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

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  • Female Tornos scolopacinarius
    Female Tornos scolopacinarius
  • Male Tornos scolopacinarius
    Male Tornos scolopacinarius

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tornos scolopacinaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ a b "Tornos scolopacinaria species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ a b "Tornos scolopacinaria". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ a b "Tornos scolopacinaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Tornos scolopacinaria". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  6. ^ a b c Charles V. Covell, Jr. (2005). Moths of Eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA. ISBN 1-884549-21-7

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