Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Speranza pustularia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Macariini Rank Species | |
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Similar Ennomos magnaria, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Melanolophia canadaria, Prochoerodes lineola, Macaria aemulataria | ||
Speranza pustularia, the lesser maple spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Mississippi, north to North Dakota and Saskatchewan.
The wingspan is 18-27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in the south and from June to August in the north. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of maple (especially Acer rubrum) but have also been recorded on birch, cherry, poplar, Abies, Tsuga and tamarack.
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