Sabulodes aegrotata

Sabulodes aegrotata, the omnivorous looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in north-western North America, south to northern California.

Sabulodes aegrotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Ourapterygini
Genus:
Sabulodes
Species:
S. aegrotata
Binomial name
Sabulodes aegrotata
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Sabulodes arsesaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Sabulodes cottlei Barnes & Benjamin, 1926

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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