Ametris nitocris

Ametris nitocris, the seagrape spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from the southern United States (including Florida)[1] through Central America to South America. It is also found on the Antilles.[2]

Seagrape spanworm moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ametris
Species:
A. nitocris
Binomial name
Ametris nitocris
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nitocris Cramer, 1780
  • Ametris nitocritaria Hübner, [1822]
  • Mecoceras bitactaria Hübner, 1822
  • Mecoceras peninsularia Grote, 1883
  • Mecoceras schauseria Edwards, 1884

The wingspan is about 43 mm.

The larvae of the Ametris nitocris are referred to as the greater inchworm in some parts of Florida.[3] These larvae feed on Coccoloba diversifolia.[4]

References
  1. "910673.00 – 6259 – Ametris nitocris – Seagrape Spanworm Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. "Ametris nitocris". Moths of Jamaica.
  3. Zipcodezoo
  4. "Ametris nitocris (Cramer, 1780)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.


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