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Geometridae 91a0991 – 6590   Anavitrinella pampinaria (Guenée, [1858])              Common Gray

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Amaranthaceae Apiaceae Aquifoliaceae Asparagaceae[Liliaceae] Asteraceae Betulaceae Cistaceae Cornaceae Cupressaceae Elaeagnaceae Ericaceae[Empetraceae] Fabaceae Fagaceae Gera..  Host genera: Acer Alnus Amaranthus Asparagus Baccharis Betula Callicarpa Carpinus Carya Ceanothus Ceratiola Citrus Cornus Crataegus Crocanthemum[=Helianthemum] Daucus Elaeagnus Eupatorium[unresolved] Forsythia Fra...  Notes: polyphagous on herbs, trees and shrubs (Forbes 1948); generalist, woody species, grass, forbs, broadleafs and conifers (Wagner 2005).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pampinaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6590 ssp. a. pampinaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Boarmia)  collecta (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia)  fraudulentaria (Zeller, 1872) (Boarmia)  frugaliaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Boarmia)  nubiferaria (Swett, 1913) (Cleora)  psilogrammaria (Zeller, 1872) (Boarmia)  stygia (Franclemont, 1938) (Vitrinella) ssp. b. erosiata (Walker, [1863]) (Phibalapteryx)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.12m; p. 208. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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