Ecliptopera capitata

Ecliptopera capitata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Ecliptopera
Species:	E. capitata
Binomial name
Ecliptopera capitata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1839)

Ecliptopera capitata is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. The moths fly in two generations from May to August.^[1]

The larvae feed on touch-me-not balsam.

Notes

1. ^ The flight season refers to the Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

External links

• Media related to Ecliptopera capitata at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Ecliptopera at Wikispecies
• Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Lepiforum.de
• Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)