Aspitates aberrata

Aspitates aberrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aspitates
Species: A. aberrata
Binomial name
Aspitates aberrata
(Edwards, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phasiane aberrata Edwards, 1884
  • Aspitates orciferaria aberrata

Aspitates aberrata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from northern Minnesota north and west across southern Manitoba to western Alberta and the Peace River area of British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of open aspen parklands and low elevation grasslands.[3]

The wingspan is 27-36 mm. Adults are creamy white with a heavy dusting of brownish grey scales, which is heavier on the forewings. There is a faint, thick straight grey line running across the outer third of the wing from the apex to lower margin. The hindwings are less heavily dusted and have a prominent grey discal spot.

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid May to mid July.

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