Aspitates aberrata

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

Aspitates aberrata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Henry Edwards in 1884.[1] It is found in North America 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.

Subspecies[]

  • Aspitates aberrata aberrata (Alberta)
  • Aspitates aberrata assiniboiarus Munroe, 1963 (eastern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)

References[]

  1. ^ "911139.00 – 6715 – Aspitates aberrata – (Edwards, 1884)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Aspitates aberrata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Kropiewnicki, Ted (November 17, 2008). "Species Aspitates aberrata - Hodges#6715". BugGuide. Retrieved November 16, 2020.


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