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Lomographa vestaliata

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Lomographa vestaliata
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L. vestaliata
Binomial name
Lomographa vestaliata
(Guenee, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Corycia vestaliata Guenee, 1857

Lomographa vestaliata, the White Spring Moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland west to south-eastern British Columbia and south to Florida and Texas. The habitat consists of xeric shrubby edges and woodlands.

The wingspan is 15–23 mm. Adults have shiny white translucent wings. Adults are diurnal and on wing in spring.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Prunus, Craetagus, Sorbus, Malus, Physocarpus and Viburnum species.[2]

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