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A White-spotted Cankerworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/25/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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White-spotted Cankerworm Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (2/16/2018). (c) Paul G., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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White-spotted Cankerworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/3/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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White-spotted Cankerworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/29/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A White-spotted Cankerworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Bob Patterson.
A White-spotted Cankerworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (3/31/2004).
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Larry Line.
A White-spotted Cankerworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (3/31/2004).
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Source: Wikipedia
Paleacrita merriccata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Paleacrita |
Species: | P. merriccata
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Binomial name | |
Paleacrita merriccata |
Paleacrita merriccata, the white-spotted cankerworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1903.[2] It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from central Illinois, eastern Missouri, west-central Mississippi, Louisiana and eastern Texas.[3]
The length of the forewings is 14–18 mm for males. The females are wingless. Adult males are on wing in March, April and May in the north and January and February in the south.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Paleacrita merriccata Dyar, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paleacrita merriccata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "911084.00 – 6663 – Paleacrita merriccata – White-spotted Cankerworm Moth – Dyar, [1903]". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Cotinis (December 3, 2013). "Species Paleacrita merriccata - White-spotted Cankerworm Moth - Hodges#6663". BugGuide. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
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[edit]- Media related to Paleacrita merriccata at Wikimedia Commons