Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
genus misspelled Anavitrinelia on many web sites
Identification
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
(1)
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]
Range
throughout North America except the arctic
Season
adults fly from April to October
Food
larvae feed on apple, ash, clover, elm, pear, poplar, willow
Life Cycle
Larva; larva; larva; pupa; adult
See Also
other members of the tribe Boarmiini, especially Iridopsis and Stenoporpia.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of live and pinned adults
(2)
BOLD Systems - images of pinned DNA supported specimens
(3)
adult images (Larry Line, Maryland)
spelling and origin of genus name [as replacement name for +
Vitrinella] (Brian Pitkin, Butterflies and Moths of the World)
