Ametris nitocris

Seagrape spanworm moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Ametris
Species: A. nitocris
Binomial name
Ametris nitocris
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nitocris Cramer, 1780
  • Ametris nitocritaria Hübner, [1822]
  • Mecoceras bitactaria Hubner, 1822
  • Mecoceras peninsularia Grote, 1883
  • Mecoceras schauseria Edwards, 1884

Ametris nitocris, the seagrape spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the southern United States (including Florida)[1] through Central America to South America. It is also found on the Antilles.[2]

The wingspan is about 43 mm.

The larvae of the Ametris nitocris are referred to as the "greater inchworm" is some parts of Florida.[3] These larvae feed on Coccoloba diversifolia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Moths of Jamaica
  3. ↑ zipcodezoo
  4. ↑ inra.fr


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