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    Drab Brown Wave Moth (Lobocleta ossularia)

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    Lobocleta ossularia
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    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

    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]

    The wingspan is 13–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September in California.

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

    References

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    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