Lobocleta ossularia

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]

Lobocleta ossularia
Scientific classification
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

The wingspan is 13–19 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with black speckling and four dark brown lines. The hindwings are similar in both colour and pattern. Adults are on wing from June to September in California.

The larvae feed on Stellaria media, Galium species and Fragaria chiloensis.[3]

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


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