-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Superfamily Geometroidea)

-Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)

-Waves and Mochas (Subfamily Sterrhinae)

-Tribe Mecoceratini

-Genus Ametris

-Seagrape Spanworm Moth (Ametris nitocris)

The Seagrape Spanworm Moth (Ametris nitocris) is a member of the Geomter family and is known for its larval association with the seagrape plant, a common coastal shrub. Both larvae and adults rely on camouflage to avoid predation by birds, lizards, and other insectivores in the coastal ecosystem.