Operophtera bruceata

Operophtera bruceata
Adult male
Adult male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Operophterini
Genus:	Operophtera
Species:	O. bruceata
Binomial name
Operophtera bruceata (Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
Operophtera groenlandica de Lesse, 1951 Operophtera bruceata hyperborea

The Bruce Spanworm (Operophtera bruceata) or (in North America) "Winter Moth" is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern parts of the United States.

The wingspan of the males is 25–30 mm. Females have underdeveloped wings and do not fly. Adults are on wing from October to December.

The larvae primarily feed on the leaves of Sugar Maple, American Beech and Trembling Aspen. They have also been recorded on willow and various other deciduous trees.

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External identifiers for Operophtera bruceata
EOL	287014

This Larentiinae moth related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Operophtera Larentiinae stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Operophtera Operophterini Look at other dictionaries: Operophtera bruceata — Arpenteuse de Bruce …   Wikipédia en Français Operophtera bruceata — Arpenteuse de Bruce …   Wikipédia en Français Operophtera — Operophtera …   Wikipédia en Français Operophtera — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …   Wikipedia Operophtera — Operophtera …   Wikipédia en Français Arpenteuse de Bruce — Operophtera bruceata Arpenteuse de Bruce …   Wikipédia en Français Winter Moth — In North America, Winter Moth usually denotes the closely related Operophtera bruceata, but may also mean the less close relative Erannis tiliaria (Linden Looper). Winter Moth Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia Arpenteuse — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Chenille arpenteuse » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts. Chenille arpenteuse …   Wikipédia en Français bruce spanworm — ˈbrüs noun also bruce s spanworm ˈbrüsə̇z Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: probably after William S. Bruce died 1921 British explorer and naturalist : a spanworm (Operophtera bruceata) that feeds in early spring on the foliage of deciduous …   Useful english dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2025 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/11858990 Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”