Ametris nitocris

Seagrape spanworm moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Ametris
Species:	A. nitocris
Binomial name
	Ametris nitocris; (Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
	Phalaena nitocris Cramer, 1780 ; Ametris nitocritaria Hübner, [1822] ; Mecoceras bitactaria Hübner, 1822 ; Mecoceras peninsularia Grote, 1883 ; Mecoceras schauseria Edwards, 1884 ;

Ametris nitocris, the seagrape spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from the southern United States (including Florida)^[1] through Central America to South America. It is also found on the Antilles.^[2]

The wingspan is about 43 mm.

The larvae of the Ametris nitocris are referred to as the greater inchworm in some parts of Florida.^[3] These larvae feed on Coccoloba diversifolia.^[4]

References

^ "910673.00 – 6259 – Ametris nitocris – Seagrape Spanworm Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ "Ametris nitocris". Moths of Jamaica.
^ Zipcodezoo
^ "Ametris nitocris (Cramer, 1780)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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[1] "910673.00 – 6259 – Ametris nitocris – Seagrape Spanworm Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

[2] "Ametris nitocris". Moths of Jamaica.

[3] Zipcodezoo

[4] "Ametris nitocris (Cramer, 1780)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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