Alsophila aceraria

Alsophila aceraria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. aceraria
Binomial name
Alsophila aceraria
Synonyms
  • Geometra aceraria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena (Geometra) quadripunctaria Esper, 1801
  • Phalaena (Geometra) mellearia Scharfenberg, 1805

Alsophila aceraria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from south-western Europe and France to Germany, Austria, Italy, western Ukraine, the Balkan Peninsula, the southern Crimea, the Caucasus and Transcaucasus.

The wingspan is 24–33 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from mid October to mid December in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Acer campestre, Fagus, Carpinus and Prunus species.[4] The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters as an egg.

References

  1. ^ "Fauna Europaea". www.faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  3. ^ "De Vlinderstichting". www.vlindernet.nl.
  4. ^ "Alsophila". www.nic.funet.fi.
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