Aspitates aberrata
Species of moth
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Aspitates aberrata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae that was first described by Henry Edwards in 1884.[1] It is found in North America from northern Minnesota north and west across southern Manitoba to western Alberta and the Peace River area of British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of open aspen parklands and low elevation grasslands.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Aspitates |
| Species: | A. aberrata |
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| Aspitates aberrata (H. Edwards, 1884) | |
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The wingspan is 27–36 mm.
There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-May to mid-July.
Subspecies
- Aspitates aberrata aberrata (Alberta)
- Aspitates aberrata assiniboiarus Munroe, 1963 (eastern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
