White spring moth
Lomographa vestaliata
The white spring moth is a small moth that is pure shiny white all over, without any markings. Its wings look almost see-through. It flies in the daytime in spring.
Lives in
North America, from Newfoundland and British Columbia south to Florida, Texas and Mexico
Wingspan
1.5 to 2.3 cm (0.59 to 0.91 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
The moths visit flowers and help pollinate them. The caterpillars eat cherry, hawthorn, rowan, apple and viburnum leaves.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 4 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 34 seconds
How big is White spring moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
White spring moth about 11 km/h (6.8 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It rests with its wings spread open, so you can see all four wings.
2
All four wings have a fringe along their outer edges.
3
It likes dry places with bushes and open woods.
you asked
Most asked questions about White spring moth
?When can I see the white spring moth?
In the daytime in spring.
?What does the white spring moth eat?
The moths visit flowers, and the caterpillars eat leaves of cherry, apple and hawthorn.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Lomographa vestaliata
- Named by
- Guenée, 1857
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Geometridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Spring faerie
Where the facts come from
- Lomographa vestaliata (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by NCBioTeacher. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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