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Anacamptodes defectaria

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Anacamptodes defectaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Anacamptodes
Species:
A. defectaria
Binomial name
Anacamptodes defectaria
Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
  • Anacamptodes albigenaria (Walker, 1860)
  • Iridopsis defectaria

Anacamptodes defectaria, the brown-shaded gray moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Pennsylvania, west to Iowa and Kansas, south to Texas, and south and east to Florida.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from February to November depending on the location.

The larvae feed on oak, poplar, sweet cherry and willow.

Larva
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