Porcelain Gray

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Protoboarmia porcelaria

Porcelain Gray, a reference photo
Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Protoboarmia porcelaria, the porcelain gray or dash-lined looper, is a moth in the Geometrid family found throughout North America, primarily in the east and northwest. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Porcelain Gray being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Species
Protoboarmia porcelaria

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