---
title: "North American Common Gray"
description: "Anavitrinella pampinaria — Insectos y arañas. Anavitrinella pampinaria, the common gray, is a moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/north-american-common-gray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# North American Common Gray

> Anavitrinella pampinaria — Insectos y arañas. Anavitrinella pampinaria, the common gray, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Anavitrinella pampinaria*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 26224
- Wikidata: [Q4752406](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4752406)
- iNaturalist taxon: [63750](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/63750)

## Names

- en: North American Common Gray

## Countries with the most observations

US (10878), CA (2909), MX (32)

## Summary

Anavitrinella pampinaria, the common gray, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in most of North America except the Arctic regions, south to Mexico.
The wingspan is 23–34 mm.
Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on Malus, Fraxinus, Trifolium, Pyrus, Populus and Salix species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anavitrinella_pampinaria

## Photo

![North American Common Gray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/north-american-common-gray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165336631

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/north-american-common-gray?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).