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Digrammia denticulata

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Common NameStriped Granite SeasonalityLate May to early August, peaking in mid to late June. IdentificationLight grey in colour, with a whitish ground colour; three black wedges along the forewing costa, sometimes with a fourth subapical wedge. Forewing AM, PM and median band developed equally, not dark and bold. Distinguished by the absence of the bold AM and PM lines, and a lighter ground colour than most other Digrammia, giving it a more contrasting appearance.
Scientific Name Digrammia denticulata Common Name Striped Granite Seasonality Late May to early August, peaking in mid to late June. Identification
Light grey in colour, with a whitish ground colour; three black wedges along the forewing costa, sometimes with a fourth subapical wedge. Forewing AM, PM and median band developed equally, not dark and bold.…
Light grey in colour, with a whitish ground colour; three black wedges along the forewing costa, sometimes with a fourth subapical wedge. Forewing AM, PM and median band developed equally, not dark and bold. Distinguished by the absence of the bold AM and PM lines, and a lighter ground colour than most other Digrammia, giving it a more contrasting appearance.
Life History
The life history and immature stages are incompletely known; the egg and first instar larva are described by McGuffin (1972). Adults come to light. Handfield (1999) states that this is a species of open, mesic…
The life history and immature stages are incompletely known; the egg and first instar larva are described by McGuffin (1972). Adults come to light. Handfield (1999) states that this is a species of open, mesic woodlands and bogs, but it in Alberta it occurs in much drier habitats. Perhaps more than one species is included under this name.
Conservation Not of concern. Diet Info No information available. Range Yukon to Ontario, south to CA and IL (McGuffin 1972). Despite the wide distribution of this species, records are lacking for much of boreal transcontinental Canada.

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"Digrammia denticulata, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4623. Accessed 25 Jul. 2021.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Hexapoda Subclass Insecta Order Lepidoptera Suborder Ditrysia Superfamily Geometroidea Family Geometridae Subfamily Ennominae Tribe Semiothisini Genus Digrammia Species Digrammia denticulata
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.

Taxonomic Hierarchy for University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum