Scotopteryx coarctaria

Scotopteryx coarctaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scotopteryx
Species:
S. coarctaria
Binomial name
Scotopteryx coarctaria
Synonyms
  • Geometra coarctaria Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Ortholitha coarctata
  • Geometra coarctata Fabricius, 1794

Scotopteryx coarctaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Belgium, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.[1] It has also been recorded from Turkey and Kazakhstan.[2] There are probably two generations per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Genista and Cytisus species.[4] The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ BOLD Systems
  3. ^ Vlindernet.nl
  4. ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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