Spiloloma
Genus of insects
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Spiloloma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Spiloloma lunilinea, the moon-lined moth, is found in eastern and south-central North America. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.[1][2][3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Spiloloma Grote, 1873 |
| Species: | S. lunilinea |
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| Spiloloma lunilinea Grote, 1873 | |
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The wingspan is 44–54 mm (1.7–2.1 in). Adults are on wing from April to August.
The larvae feed on Gleditsia triacanthos.
