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Lucerne Looper

Zermizinga sinuata

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

An attractive grey moth with grey and brown wavy lines. Wing span about 25 mm.

Habitat:

Spotted in a nature reserve

Notes:

My thanks to Ken Walker and Marilyn Hewish for the ID.

Larvae of this moth feed on various plants from the Fabaceae family. Also, seen feeding on plants from Lamiaceae and Pinaceae families. <br>

Family: Geometridae <br>
Subfamily: Ennominae

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Zermizinga sinuata

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