Drab brown wave moth

Lobocleta ossularia

"Lobocleta ossularia", the drab brown wave moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae.
Drab Brown Wave Moth - Lobocleta ossularia Wingspan: ~15 mm. Wings are tan/brown with peppery spots and lines. Median line on the forewing is kinked near the inner margin. The terminal line was dotted. All wings had small, black discal spots. Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area. Drab brown wave moth,Geotagged,Lobocleta ossularia,Summer,United States,lobocleta,moth

Appearance

The wingspan is 13–19 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with black speckling and four dark brown lines. The hindwings are similar in both color and pattern.
Lobocleta ossularia This is a picture of a Lobocleta ossularia at Downs Park in Pasadena, Maryland. Drab brown wave moth,Fall,Geotagged,Lobocleta ossularia,United States

Distribution

It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to Florida, north in the east to New York and Illinois.
drab brown wave would have to be imported... but there is at least one other report from this area on Leps, which gave this as the ID Drab brown wave moth,Geotagged,Spring,United States,obocleta ossularia

Food

The larvae feed on "Stellaria media", "Galium" species, and "Fragaria chiloensis".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusLobocleta
SpeciesL. ossularia
Photographed in
United States of America