One-spotted Variant (NPS Catoctin Mountain Park Butterflies and Moths)

One-spotted Variant

Hypagyrtis unipunctata

Summary ⁷

The One-spotted Variant Moth or White Spot (Hypagyrtis unipunctata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, northwest to British Columbia. It is also found in Eurasia.

Habitat ⁸

Mixedwood forests and aspen parkland

Life cycle ⁹

Larvae are mottled grey, and are twig mimics. They overwinter exposed on tree bark and branches, and are important food sources for wintering insectivorous birds in the eastern US (B. Heinrich cited in Wagner et al. 2001). McGuffin (1977) describes the immature stages in detail. Adults come to light

Sources and Credits

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(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypagyrtis_unipunctata
(c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31888775
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