Bug FAQCommon Lytrosis Moth
Lytrosis unitaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Common Lytrosis
Source: Wikipedia
Adults have a wingspan of about five centimeters. They occur in many U.S. states and in Ontario, Canada. Caterpillars eat leaves of roses, hawthorns, serviceberries, maples, oaks and viburnums.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The adult moth’s wings spread roughly five centimeters across.
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Where it lives
You’ll see this moth in a wide range of U.S. states and in Ontario, Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on leaves of roses, hawthorns, serviceberries, maples, oaks and viburnums.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America, especially the listed states and Ontario.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 38 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, New York, Vermont, Michigan, Connecticut, New Jersey.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What plants do the caterpillars eat?
They munch on leaves of roses, hawthorns, serviceberries, maples, oaks and viburnums.
Source: Wikipedia
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Large Maple Spanworm MothProchoerodes lineolaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytrosis_unitaria
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