Exelis pyrolaria

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Exelis pyrolaria
Scientific classification
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Geometridae
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E. pyrolaria
Binomial name
Exelis pyrolaria
Guenee, 1857
Synonyms
  • Tornos approximaria Packard, 1876
  • Patridava tensaria Walker, 1863

Exelis pyrolaria, the fine-lined gray moth or plumose gray moth, is a species of

District of Columbia
.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm for males and 19–24 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to September, with most records from May to August.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Chimaphila umbellate and Diospyros virginiana.[2]

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