Alsophila pometaria Harris 1841

Fall cankerworm

Species recognized by GW Beccaloni, MJ Scoble, GS Robinson & B Pitkin, The Global Lepidoptera Names Index external link in 
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University of Alberta Museums external link
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Schmidt, B. C.
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E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum external link
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Males have an even brownish grey forewing with jagged white and dark PM and AM lines, occasionally with a visible dark discal spot. The hindwings are light grey, with a dark discal spot and a faint pale PM line. The females are wingless and stout-bodied, looking very unlike a lepidopteran.
"Alsophila pometaria Harris 1841". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/272865". Accessed 22 Mar 2010.