Lomographa glomeraria

Lomographa glomeraria, the gray spring moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

Lomographa glomeraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Lomographa
Species:
L. glomeraria
Binomial name
Lomographa glomeraria
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Deilinia glomeraria Grote, 1881
  • Lomographa merricki (Cassino & Swett, 1922)
  • Lomographa virginalis (Cassino & Swett, 1923)

The wingspan is about 25 mm.[1] Adults have finely mottled gray wings with scalloped lines. The lines are darker on the forewings than on the hindwings. The discal spots are very prominent. There is considerable geographic variation. Adults rest with their wings outstretched or overlapping.[2]

The larvae feed on Prunus species.

References
  1. Tony-2 (May 7, 2018). "Species Lomographa glomeraria - Gray Spring Moth - Hodges#6668". BugGuide. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. "Lomographa glomeraria (Gray Spring Moth)". The Moth Guide.


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