Tornos scolopacinaria explained

Tornos scolopacinaria, the dimorphic gray, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Tornos scolopacinaria is 6486.

The male's wings are grayish-brown with a dark round discal spot on the fore wing. The female's wings are mainly yellowish-gray with dark gray outer margins. The female has a dark fore wing discal spot which is larger than the male's. Both sexes have a checkered fringe. The wingspan measures 2.1 to 2.9 cm.^[1] The moth flies from February to November.^[1]

The moths are known to use species of aster and tickseed plants as hosts.^[1]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Tornos scolopacinaria:

• Tornos scolopacinaria forsythae Rindge, 1954

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• Tornos scolopacinaria scolopacinaria

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• Tornos scolopacinaria spodius Rindge, 1954

^{c g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• A Revision of the Genus Tornos Morrison (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1954. Rindge . Frederick H.. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 104. 177–236. 2246/423. free.
• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.

Notes and References

1. Charles V. Covell, Jr. (2005). Moths of Eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA.