Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Sabulodes aegrotata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Ourapterygini Rank Species | |
Similar Sabulodes, Amorbia, Neoalcis californiaria, Platyptilia carduidactyla, Phryganidia californica |
Sabulodes aegrotata, the omnivorous looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in north-western North America, south to northern California.
The wingspan is 35-44 mm. Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on the foliage of various flowering trees and shrubs, including Alnus, Holodiscus discolor, Rubus spectabilis, Salix and Umbellularia californica.
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