Brown-shaded Gray Moth Iridopsis defectaria (Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1858)    Synonyms: Anacamptodes defectaria, Hodges #6586.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Geometridae   >   Genus Iridopsis   

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Host plants include Eastern Baccharis, willows, and various trees in the genus Populus (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

There are 451 records in the project database.

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A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/30/2016). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/10/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/23/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/13/2018). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/21/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Ellicott City, Maryland (10/26/2012). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/28/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/4/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/14/2014). Determined by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/21/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/26/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by botanygirl via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (3/31/2020). (c) Emily L. Stanley, all rights reserved. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/26/2019). Determined by Tim Reichard. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Baltimore City Co., Maryland (9/18/2007). Determined by Michael Guenther/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/17/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/1/2006). Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

A melanistic Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2003). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2010). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Brown-shaded Gray Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/3/2016). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/11/2016). Photo by Andy Wilson. (MBP list)

Brown-shaded Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/28/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)


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