Bruce Spanworm Moth Operophtera bruceata (Hulst, 1886)Non-native  -  Invasive    Synonyms: Hodges #7437, Winter Moth.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Geometridae   >   Genus Operophtera   

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Bruce Spanworm Moths in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/27/2013). Verified by A. Hendrickson/BugGuide. Male (above) and female (below); dorsal (left), ventral (right). Photo by Philip Brody. (MBP list)

Bruce Spanworm Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/5/2020). (c) hannahjanee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hannahjanee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Bruce Spanworm Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (11/27/2019). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved. Photo by Ashley Rodeheaver. (MBP list)

A Bruce Spanworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/8/2014). Photo by Rod Burley. (MBP list)

A Bruce Spanworm Moth in late fall in Howard Co., Maryland (2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)


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