Aplocera efformata

Aplocera efformata
Wings of Aplocera efformata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aplocera
Species: A. efformata
Binomial name
Aplocera efformata
(Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Anaitis efformata Guenée, 1858
  • Aplocera britonata Leraut, 1995

The Lesser Treble-bar (Aplocera efformata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is known from Europe, Morocco and Anatolia.

It has a wingspan of 35–41 mm. There are two to three generations per year with adults on wing from the end of April to mid November.

The larvae feed on Hypericum perforatum. Larvae can be found from June to August and from September to May. It overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place beneath the soil.

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