Crocota tinctaria
| Crocota tinctaria | |
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| Crocota tinctaria - Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Crocota |
| Species: | C. tinctaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocota tinctaria (Hübner, 1799) | |
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Crocota tinctaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria.
Larva
The wingspan is 29–35 mm. Adults are on wing in June, July and August.
The larvae feed on Polygonum bistorta, Gentiana, Leontodon, Rumex, Plantago, and Taraxacum species.
References
- [Nyst R. H.: Additional data on the geographical distribution of the genus Crocota (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Phegea 28(3) 123]
- [Leraut, P. 1999. Contribution à l'étude des espèces du genre Crocota Hübner (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) - Alexanor 20(8)(1998) 467–481]
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