Eulithis gracilineata
Appearance
Greater grapevine looper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eulithis |
Species: | E. gracilineata
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Binomial name | |
Eulithis gracilineata (Guenée, 1858)
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Eulithis gracilineata, the greater grapevine looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from eastern Canada south to Florida. It has also been collected west to Saskatchewan and central Alberta, where it is rare.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm.
The larvae feed on Vitis and Parthenocissus species.
External links
- Species info Eulithis gracilineata, Entomology Collection
- Eulithis gracilineata – Greater Grapevine Looper Moth, Images, Moth Photographers Group
- Species Eulithis gracilineata - Greater Grapevine Looper - Hodges#7197, Bug Guide