Species Anavitrinella pampinaria - Common Gray - Hodges#6590

6590

genus misspelled Anavitrinelia on many web sites

wingspan 23-34 mm

Adult: forewing varies from medium gray to light yellowish-gray with heavy dark gray or black mottling; first abdominal segment forms pale whitish band, bordered proximally by black line; this black line extends onto base of hindwing and onto forewing, then curves forward but usually breaks before reaching costa; PM line wavy, toothed; ST line white, scalloped or zigzagged; hindwing color and pattern similar to forewing

Larva: light brown twig mimic - head flat-faced, subquadrate, mottled with tan, white, black, and occasionally pink; often with black spots forming dark blotch to either side of triangle; dorsum of thoracic segments with fine, closely-paired black lines; second abdominal segment modestly swollen with low yellowish-orange dorsolateral swelling that includes spiracle; dorsum of eighth abdominal segment bears paired blackened warts

[Caterpillars of Eastern Forests]

throughout North America except the arctic

adults fly from April to October

larvae feed on apple, ash, clover, elm, pear, poplar, willow

other members of the tribe Boarmiini, especially Iridopsis and Stenoporpia. Compare images of several similar species at CBIF.

pinned adult images (CBIF)

adult images (Larry Line, Maryland)

pinned adult images (U. of Arizona)

pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)

live larva image with descriptive text and other info (Caterpillars of Eastern Forests)

common name reference and other info (Ohio State U.)

distribution in Canada list of provinces (CBIF)

spelling and origin of genus name [as replacement name for Vitrinella] (Brian Pitkin, Butterflies and Moths of the World)