Eugonobapta
Genus of moths
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Eugonobapta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its only species, Eugonobapta nivosaria, the snowy geometer, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in North America from Manitoba to New Brunswick, south to North Carolina and Tennessee.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Ourapterygini |
| Genus: | Eugonobapta Warren, 1894 |
| Species: | E. nivosaria |
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| Eugonobapta nivosaria (Guenée, 1857) | |
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The wingspan is 21–33 mm. Adults are on wing from April or May to July or August depending on the location. There are two generations per year.
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