Digrammia irrorata
Encyclopedia
Digrammia irrorata is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found in the western United States
and south-western Canada
(from Oklahoma
to California
, north to British Columbia
and Alberta
).
The wingspan
is 23–26 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June in the northern part of the range. There are several generations in the south.
The larval foodplant is unknown.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is found in the western United States
United States
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and south-western Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, north to British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
and Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
).
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 23–26 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June in the northern part of the range. There are several generations in the south.
The larval foodplant is unknown.
Subspecies
- Digrammia irrorata irrorata
- Digrammia irrorata rubricata Ferguson, 2008 (California)
- Digrammia irrorata venosata (McDunnough, 1939)