Leptostales ferruminaria
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Leptostales |
| Species: | L. ferruminaria
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| Leptostales ferruminaria (Zeller, 1872)
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Leptostales ferruminaria, the light-ribboned wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from eastern North America west to Oklahoma and north to British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of dry shrubby areas and wooded edges along the floodplains of prairie rivers.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[3] Adults are variable. Adults are on wing from late May to mid-June in one generation per year.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Leptostales ferruminaria (Zeller 1872)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Leptostales ferruminaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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