A Common Gray Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/17/2020).
A Common Gray Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/16/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Common Gray Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/21/2013).
A Common Gray Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/29/2013).
A Common Gray Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/28/2016). Verified by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
A Common Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2017).
A male Common Gray Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/14/2022).
A male Common Gray Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/27/2022).
A Common Gray Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/11/2014).
A Common Gray Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/26/2020).
Common Gray Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/13/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Common Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/11/2006).
A Common Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/30/2005).
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Common Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7//2002).
A Common Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/29/2004).
A Common Gray Moth caterpillar in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/11/2006). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide who notes that the small eggs on the back are probably recently hatched Euplectrus larvae. They will continue to feed and the caterpillar will waste away.
A Common Gray Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/16/2021).
Common Gray Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) kbarylski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Common Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/26/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Common Gray Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/25/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Common Gray Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (5/1/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Common Gray Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/30/2025). No rights reserved.
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Hosts plants include Eastern Baccharis, Scarlet Oak, Northern Red Oak, and plants in the genus Eupatorium (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).
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A Common Gray Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/17/2020).
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Common Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7//2002).
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A Common Gray Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/29/2004).
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A Common Gray Moth caterpillar in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/11/2006). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide who notes that the small eggs on the back are probably recently hatched Euplectrus larvae. They will continue to feed and the caterpillar will waste away.
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| Anavitrinella pampinaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Anavitrinella |
| Species: | A. pampinaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Anavitrinella pampinaria (Guenée, 1857)
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Anavitrinella pampinaria, the common gray, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in most of North America except the Arctic regions, south to Mexico.
The wingspan is 23–34 mm.
Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on Malus, Fraxinus, Trifolium, Pyrus, Populus and Salix species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ McLeod, Robin (July 28, 2019). "Species Anavitrinella pampinaria - Common Gray - Hodges#6590". BugGuide. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
External links
[edit]- "911009.00 – 6590 – Anavitrinella pampinaria – Common Gray Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Schmidt, B. C. (August 2003). "Species Details Anavitrinella pampinaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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