Police-Car Moth

Gnophaela vermiculata

The Police-Car Moth or Green Lattice is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in the western parts of the United States and south-western Canada, from British Columbia to California, east to New Mexico and north to Manitoba.
Police car moths Geotagged,Gnophaela vermiculata,Police-Car Moth,Summer,United States

Appearance

The wingspan is about 54 millimetres. Adults are on wing in late summer and fly during the day. There is one generation per year.
Police Car Moth Geotagged,Gnophaela vermiculata,Summer,United States,moth week 2018

Food

The larvae feed on "Mertensia", "Lithospermum" and "Hackelia" species. Adults feed on nectar of various herbaceous flowers, including "Cirsium" and "Solidago".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusGnophaela
SpeciesG. vermiculata
Photographed in
United States of America