Digrammia ocellinata

Digrammia ocellinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Digrammia
Species:	D. ocellinata
Binomial name
	Digrammia ocellinata; (Guenée, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
	Macaria ocellinata Guenée, 1857; Macaria duplicata Packard, 1873; Semiothisa ocellinata;

Digrammia ocellinata, the faint-spotted angle or locust looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in the eastern United States, Quebec and Ontario.[2]

The wingspan is 21-27 mm. The wings are brownish gray, faintly mottled. There is brown shading on the forewing, extending onto the hindwing.

Adults are on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Robinia pseudoacacia and Gleditsia triacanthos.

References

Savela, Markku. "Digrammia ocellinata (Guenée, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
McLeod, Robin (July 28, 2017). "Species Digrammia ocellinata - Faint-spotted Angle - Hodges#6386". BugGuide. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

"910802.00 – 6386 – Digrammia ocellinata – Faint-spotted Angle Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

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