Common Lytrosis Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1304185 - Psn: 20)

Common Lytrosis Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/18/2017).

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Common Lytrosis Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/22/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1292568 - Psn: 58)

Common Lytrosis Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/22/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/7/2015).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/21/2015).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2001).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2007).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/18/2006).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2003).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2004).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/11/2004).

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A Common Lytrosis Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2002).

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Common Lytrosis Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1307235 - Psn: 200)

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Common Lytrosis Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Common Lytrosis Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/18/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Common Lytrosis Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/22/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Common Lytrosis Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/7/2015). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Common Lytrosis Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/21/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Common Lytrosis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/25/2001). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Common Lytrosis Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/14/2007). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Common Lytrosis Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/18/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Common Lytrosis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Common Lytrosis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/6/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Common Lytrosis Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/11/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Common Lytrosis Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2002). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Common Lytrosis Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/29/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Lytrosis unitaria

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Lytrosis
Species:	L. unitaria
Binomial name
*Lytrosis unitaria* (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)^[1]
Synonyms
Boarmia unitaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Lytrosis unitaria, the common lytrosis moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.^[2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm (2.0 in).

The larvae feed on Rosa, Crataegus, Amelanchier, Acer, Quercus and Viburnum species.^[3]

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Taxon identifiers
Lytrosis unitaria	Wikidata: Q6710377 BAMONA: Lytrosis-unitaria BOLD: 11146 BugGuide: 478 CoL: 936K3 EoL: 315808 GBIF: 1976248 iNaturalist: 224243 IRMNG: 10305809 ITIS: 942366 LepIndex: 238823 MONA: 6720 NatureServe: 2.109724 NCBI: 214198 Open Tree of Life: 907252

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Common Lytrosis Moth

Lytrosis unitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

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