- Tornos scolopacinarius
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Dimorphic Gray 
Female 
Male Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Genus: Tornos Species: T. scolopacinarius Binomial name Tornos scolopacinarius
(Guenée, 1857)Synonyms - Tornos pervelata (Walker, 1863)
- Tornos piazzata Cassino & Swett, 1923
- Tornos robiginosus Morrison, 1875
The Dimorphic Gray (Tornos scolopacinarius) is a North American moth in the family Geometridae.
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Description
The male's wings are grayish-brown with a dark round discal spot on the fore wing. The female's wings are mainly yellowish-gray with dark gray outer margins. The female has a dark fore wing discal spot which is larger than the male's. Both sexes have a checkered fringe. The wingspan measures 2.1 to 2.9 cm.[1]
Flight
This moth flies from February to November.[1]
Host plants
Here is a list of host plants used by the Dimorphic Gray:
References
- ^ a b c Charles V. Covell, Jr. (2005). Moths of Eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA. ISBN 1-884549-21-7
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