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Digrammia continuata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Family
  
Geometridae

Genus
  
Digrammia

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Digrammia continuata

Similar
  
Digrammia, Speranza pustularia, Butterflies and moths, Macaria aemulataria, Macaria sexmaculata

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.

The wingspan is about 22-24 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Juniperus virginiana, Thuja occidentalis and Hesperocyparis guadalupensis. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 29 mm. The species overwinters in the pupal stage in soil or amongst debris.

References

Digrammia continuata Wikipedia