Lomaspilis marginata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Clouded Border)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)
SubfamilyENNOMINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border) :
1: Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)
18 Jun 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
At Actinic light sheet
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - wings taised - natural background
2: Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)
17 Jun 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
at light, in evening
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural background
3: Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)
9 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Small green looper caterpillar, beaten from Aspen . Photos: Larva, pupa
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Larva - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Larva - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Larva - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Larva - head end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Larva - head end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 8: Larva - lateral view - enlargedImage 9: Larva - mid section - ventro-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 10: Larva - tail end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 11: Larva - tail end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 12: Larva - tail end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 13: Pupa - anal point and cremaster - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 14: Pupa - anal point and cremaster - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 15: Pupa - anal point and cremaster - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 16: Pupa - anal point and cremaster - ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 17: Pupa - anal point and cremaster - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 18: Pupa - cremaster - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 19: Pupa - cremaster - ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 20: Pupa - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 21: Pupa - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 22: Pupa - ventero-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 23: Pupa - ventral view - highly enlarged
4: Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)
23 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in MV trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged

Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border)
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