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Twig Looper - female

Ectropis excursaria

Description:

A grey moth with wavy black and brown lines. The forewings each show a brown patch and smaller patches near the apex along the costal margin. Wingspan would have been about 35 mm.

Habitat:

This moth was spotted on a window pane in a suburban garden.

Notes:

Larvae feed on several native and non-native plants ( see reference link) Spotting of a larva of this species http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/107... Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Ennominae

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Leuba Ridgway
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Leuba Ridgway

Spotted on Feb 17, 2014
Submitted on Feb 18, 2014

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