Aspitates aberrata
Aspitates aberrata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from northern Minnesota north and west across southern Manitoba to western Alberta and the Peace River area of British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of open aspen parklands and low elevation grasslands.[3]
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The wingspan is 27–36 mm. Adults are creamy white with a heavy dusting of brownish-grey scales, which is heavier on the forewings. There is a faint, thick straight grey line running across the outer third of the wing from the apex to lower margin. The hindwings are less heavily dusted and have a prominent grey discal spot.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-May to mid-July.
Subspecies
- Aspitates aberrata aberrata (Alberta)
- Aspitates aberrata assiniboiarus Munroe, 1963 (eastern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
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References
- Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
- BugGuide
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