Digrammia continuata
| Digrammia continuata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Digrammia |
| Species: | D. continuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Digrammia continuata (Walker, 1862) | |
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Digrammia continuata, the curve-lined angle, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Brunswick to Florida, west to California and north to Manitoba.[1]
The wingspan is about 22–24 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August in two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Juniperus virginiana and Thuja occidentalis.[3] Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 29 mm. The species overwinters in the pupal stage in soil or amongst debris.
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