A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/30/2016). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Barbara Thurlow MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/2/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/17/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

Drab Brown Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/10/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 227081 - Psn: 20)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/21/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/23/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/10/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

Drab Brown Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/3/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 885989 - Psn: 65)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

Drab Brown Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/17/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 214174 - Psn: 66)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

Drab Brown Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 214323 - Psn: 66)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/24/2014). Determined by Ken Childs/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/18/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

Drab Brown Wave Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/3/2021). (c) lurkershadow, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 427542 - Psn: 78)

Drab Brown Wave Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/3/2021). (c) lurkershadow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by lurkershadow via iNaturalist MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/24/2007).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Patterson MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2017). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Bill Harms MBP List

Map Snapshot

215 Records

GA AL WA FR CL MO HO BA BC HA CE PG AA CV CH SM KE QA CN TA DO WI SO WO

Seasonality Snapshot

Resources

View at iNaturalist View at Nature Serve Search Google Images Search MBP Facebook posts

View images at BugGuide View in Moth Photographers Group

Use of media featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/30/2016). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/2/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/17/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/21/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/23/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/10/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/24/2014). Determined by Ken Childs/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2014). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/18/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Drab Brown Wave Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (8/3/2021). (c) lurkershadow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by lurkershadow via iNaturalist.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/24/2007). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Drab Brown Wave Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2017). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bill Harms.

Source: Wikipedia

Lobocleta ossularia

Scientific classification
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

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lobocleta ossularia.

Wikispecies has information related to Lobocleta ossularia.

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

Taxon identifiers
Lobocleta ossularia	Wikidata: Q13540652 BAMONA: Lobocleta-ossularia BOLD: 11117 BugGuide: 166421 CoL: 3VT5Z EoL: 275968 GBIF: 1990335 iNaturalist: 208109 IRMNG: 11145885 ITIS: 942346 LepIndex: 214692 MONA: 7094 NatureServe: 2.866026 NCBI: 2680651 Open Tree of Life: 4267738

This Sterrhinae moth related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Drab Brown Wave Moth

Lobocleta ossularia (Geyer, 1837)

Synonyms

Tags