A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/30/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Barbara Thurlow MBP List

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/10/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/23/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Emily Stanley MBP List

A male Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/13/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/21/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/25/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Ellicott City, Maryland (10/26/2012).

View Record Details Photo by Nancy Magnusson MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/28/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/4/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Tyler Bell MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2014). Determined by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/21/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/26/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 230831 - Psn: 55)

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/26/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/31/2020). (c) Emily L. Stanley, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 285965 - Psn: 55)

View Record Details Photo by Emily Stanley MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/26/2019). Determined by Tim Reichard.

View Record Details Photo by Sue Muller MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore City Co., Maryland (9/18/2007). Determined by Michael Guenther/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Thomas Wilson MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/17/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/1/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Arlene Ripley MBP List

A melanistic Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2003).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2010). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/3/2016). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Lynn Strauss MBP List

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/11/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Andy Wilson MBP List

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/28/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 311427 - Psn: 200)

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/28/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Hans Holbrook MBP List

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Host plants include Eastern Baccharis, willows, and various trees in the genus Populus (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

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A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/30/2016). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/10/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/23/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A male Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/13/2018). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/21/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Ellicott City, Maryland (10/26/2012). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/28/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/4/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2014). Determined by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/21/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/26/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by botanygirl via iNaturalist.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/26/2019). Determined by Tim Reichard. View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore City Co., Maryland (9/18/2007). Determined by Michael Guenther/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/17/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/1/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A melanistic Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2010). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/3/2016). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Lynn Strauss.

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/11/2016). View Record Details Media by Andy Wilson.

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/28/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Source: Wikipedia

Anacamptodes defectaria

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Ennominae
Tribe:	Boarmiini
Genus:	Anacamptodes
Species:	A. defectaria
Binomial name
*Anacamptodes defectaria* Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
Anacamptodes albigenaria (Walker, 1860) Iridopsis defectaria

Anacamptodes defectaria, the brown-shaded gray moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Pennsylvania, west to Iowa and Kansas, south to Texas, and south and east to Florida.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from February to November depending on the location.

The larvae feed on oak, poplar, sweet cherry and willow.