Coenocalpe lapidata

Coenocalpe lapidata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Coenocalpe
Species: C. lapidata
Binomial name
Coenocalpe lapidata
(Hübner, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Geometra lapidata Hubner 1809

Coenocalpe lapidata, the slender-striped rufous, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The fore wings are light brown with fine dark brown diagonal lines. These lines are less conspicuous on the hind wings. Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations.

The larvae feed on Ranunculus acris, Anemone nemorosa, Gallium and Clematis vitalba.

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