Bug FAQGray Spring Moth
Lomographa glomeraria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
The gray spring moth has a wingspan of roughly 25 mm. It lives in the eastern part of North America, including many U.S. states and Ontario. Its caterpillars feed on plants in the Prunus genus.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is about 25 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae eat species of the genus Prunus.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 31 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Alabama, Maryland.
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
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where is the gray spring moth found?
It occurs in the eastern United States and Ontario, Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
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Large Maple Spanworm MothProchoerodes lineolaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomographa_glomeraria
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