Ametris nitocris

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Seagrape spanworm moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ametris
Species:
A. nitocris
Binomial name
Ametris nitocris
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nitocrisCramer, 1780
  • Ametris nitocritariaHübner, [1822]
  • Mecoceras bitactariaHübner, 1822
  • Mecoceras peninsulariaGrote, 1883
  • Mecoceras schauseriaEdwards, 1884

Ametris nitocris, the seagrape spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. 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 in some parts of Florida. [3] These larvae feed on Coccoloba diversifolia . [4]

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References

  1. "910673.00 – 6259 – Ametris nitocris – Seagrape Spanworm Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. "Ametris nitocris". Moths of Jamaica.
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  4. "Ametris nitocris (Cramer, 1780)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.