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Leptostales ferruminaria

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Species of moth

Light-ribboned wave
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Leptostales
Species: L. ferruminaria
Binomial name
Leptostales ferruminaria
(Zeller, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia ferruminaria Zeller, 1872

Leptostales ferruminaria, the light-ribboned wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from eastern North America west to Oklahoma and north to British Columbia. The habitat consists of dry shrubby areas and wooded edges along the floodplains of prairie rivers.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are variable. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-June in one generation per year.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Leptostales ferruminaria (Zeller 1872)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
  4. Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Leptostales ferruminaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Leptostales ferruminaria


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