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title: "Brown-shaded Gray"
description: "Iridopsis defectaria — Insetos e aranhas. Anacamptodes defectaria, the brown-shaded gray moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brown-shaded-gray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown-shaded Gray

> Iridopsis defectaria — Insetos e aranhas. Anacamptodes defectaria, the brown-shaded gray moth, is a moth of the  family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Iridopsis defectaria*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 22348
- Wikidata: [Q27997724](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27997724)
- iNaturalist taxon: [222284](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/222284)

## Names

- en: Brown-shaded Gray
- es: Polilla gris de sombras pardas

## Countries with the most observations

US (12881), MX (120), CA (45)

## Summary

Anacamptodes defectaria, the brown-shaded gray moth, is a moth of the  family Geometridae. It is found from Pennsylvania, west to Iowa and Kansas, south to Texas, and south and east to Florida.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from February to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on oak, poplar, sweet cherry and willow.

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

## Photo

![Brown-shaded Gray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-shaded-gray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Samuel Paul Galick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235926607

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-shaded-gray?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).