Dark-bordered Granite Moth
Digrammia neptaria (Guenée, 1858)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Identification: forewing light grayish-brown with speckling and variably faint or bold markings; AM and PM lines bicolored orangish-yellow for most of length, changing to gray near costa; PM line slightly sinuous, the yellowish part bordered distally by diffuse gray or blackish shading; discal spot oval, hollow, sometimes diffuse; median line faint, wavy; terminal line composed of several dark dots. Hindwing slightly paler, speckled, with faint discal spot; AM and PM lines dark at inner margin, otherwise faded or absent
Wing Span: 2.5-3.0 cm
Life History:
Flight: May/June to August/September
Caterpillar Hosts: leaves of willow and poplar
Adult Food:
Habitat: dry Jack Pine forests, sandy pine barrens, and boreal or montane forest
Range: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and BC to Newfoundland, south in the east to New Hampshire, south in the west to California, Arizona, New Mexico (one Texas record in 2001)
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 73 - 96 of 103 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 16, 2017
Observation date: Aug 07, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 16, 2017
Observation date: Jun 02, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 05, 2017
Observation date: Jun 02, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 05, 2017
Observation date: May 28, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 31, 2017
Observation date: May 23, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 26, 2017
Observation date: May 15, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 25, 2017
Observation date: May 20, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 25, 2017
Observation date: Jul 04, 2016
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sublette County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 20, 2017
Observation date: Jun 22, 2016
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 18, 2017
Observation date: Sep 11, 1999
Submitted by: AndrewPigniolo
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Jan 18, 2016
Observation date: Jul 05, 1998
Submitted by: AndrewPigniolo
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Jan 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 25, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 11, 2015
Observation date: Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Sublette County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 09, 2015
Observation date: Jul 28, 2014
Submitted by: Finatic02
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Dec 21, 2014
Observation date: Nov 01, 2014
Submitted by: Finatic02
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Dec 10, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: jim.odonater
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Aug 27, 2014
Observation date: Jul 11, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Aug 18, 2014
Observation date: Aug 15, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Aug 18, 2014
Observation date: Aug 08, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Aug 18, 2014
Observation date: May 24, 2014
Submitted by: jim.odonater
Region: Okanogan County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 29, 2014
Observation date: Jun 16, 2013
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 12, 2013
Observation date: Sep 18, 2013
Submitted by: Sue Orlowski
Region: Spokane County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 08, 2013
Observation date: Jul 28, 2012
Submitted by: Josiah Gilbert
Region: San Luis Obispo County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Sep 04, 2013
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