Sabulodes aegrotata
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Sabulodes |
Species: | S. aegrotata
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Sabulodes aegrotata (Guenée, 1857)
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Sabulodes aegrotata, the omnivorous looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in north-western North America, south to northern California.
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The wingspan is 35–44 mm. Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on the foliage of various flowering trees and shrubs, including Alnus, Holodiscus discolor, Rubus spectabilis, Salix and Umbellularia californica.
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