Sabulodes aegrotata

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Sabulodes aegrotata
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Sabulodes
Species:
S. aegrotata
Binomial name
Sabulodes aegrotata
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Sabulodes arsesaria(Walker, 1860)
  • Sabulodes cottleiBarnes & Benjamin, 1926

Sabulodes aegrotata, the omnivorous looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in north-western North America, south to northern California.

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The wingspan is 35–44 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on the foliage of various flowering trees and shrubs, including Alnus , Holodiscus discolor , Rubus spectabilis , Salix and Umbellularia californica .