Common Gray Moth
Anavitrinella pampinaria Guenee in Boisduval and Guenee, 1858
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Hodges #6590 
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Hosts plants include Eastern Baccharis, Scarlet Oak, Northern Red Oak, and plants in the genus Eupatorium (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

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Anavitrinella pampinaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Anavitrinella
Species:
A. pampinaria
Binomial name
Anavitrinella pampinaria
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Boarmia pampinaria Guenée, 1857
  • Anavitrinelia pampinaria
  • Anavitrinella frugaliaria (Guenée, 1857)
  • Anavitrinella collecta (Walker, 1860)
  • Anavitrinella psilogrammaria (Zeller, 1872)
  • Anavitrinella fraudulentaria (Zeller, 1872)
  • Cleora pampinaria var. nubiferaria Swett, 1913
  • Anavitrinella stygia (Franclemont, 1938) (melanic form)
  • Anavitrinella pampinaria erosiata (Walker, 1863)

Anavitrinella pampinaria, the common gray, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in most of North America except the Arctic regions, south to Mexico.

The wingspan is 23–34 mm.

Adults are on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on Malus, Fraxinus, Trifolium, Pyrus, Populus and Salix species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ McLeod, Robin (July 28, 2019). "Species Anavitrinella pampinaria - Common Gray - Hodges#6590". BugGuide. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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