Leptostales ferruminaria

Light-ribboned wave
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Leptostales
Species:
L. ferruminaria
Binomial name
Leptostales ferruminaria
(Zeller, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia ferruminaria Zeller, 1872

Leptostales ferruminaria, the light-ribboned wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from eastern North America west to Oklahoma and north to British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of dry shrubby areas and wooded edges along the floodplains of prairie rivers.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[3] Adults are variable. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-June in one generation per year.[4]

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Leptostales ferruminaria (Zeller 1872)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide
  4. ^ Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Leptostales ferruminaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.


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