Cabera variolaria

Guenée, [1858]

Vestal Moth, the vestal, pink-striped willow spanworm

Cabera variolaria is a of geometrid commonly known as the Vestal Moth or pink-striped willow spanworm. It is to North America and belongs to the , which includes many species commonly called inchworms or spanworms due to their characteristic larval movement. The species has been assigned the MONA/Hodges number 6678.

Cabera variolaria by Jeremy deWaard, University of British Columbia. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Vestal Moth, Cabera variolaria, -26067, Det. R. Hannawacker, McCreary, Manitoba, CAN. 24 June 1948, A.V. Harper (49551311112) by Robb Hannawacker. Used under a Public domain license.

Cabera variolaria1 by Jeremy deWaard, University of British Columbia. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cabera variolaria: /kəˈbɛɹə ˌvɛɹiəˈlɛɹiə/

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Distribution

North America, with confirmed records from Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Vermont).

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Taxonomic Authority

The was described by Achille Guenée in 1858 (sometimes cited as 1857). It is classified in the Ennominae within .

Observation Data

As of the source data, iNaturalist records 1,843 observations of this , indicating it is moderately well-documented by citizen scientists.

MONA/Hodges Number

This is cataloged as number 6678 in the North Photographers Group (MPMG) checklist system.