Epirrhoe tristata
| Small argent and sable | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Epirrhoe |
| Species: | E. tristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Epirrhoe tristata L. (1758) | |
Epirrhoe tristata, the small argent and sable, is a moth of the genus Epirrhoe in the family Geometridae.
Distribution
The species can be found in the Palearctic ecozone in West Europe from North Scandinavia to just South of the Alps then East to the Caucasus, Russia, Russian Far East, and Siberia,[1]
Dsecription
The wingspan 24-26mm The forewing ground colour is white .There is a light brown central band with white edge lines.The outer margins of all wings are black with a small faint line.
Biology
The moth flies from May to July.The larva feeds on Galium species. [2]Hibernates as pupa in a cocoon on the ground.
Upland habitats include moorland, limestone grassland, woodland and hedgerows. Lowland habitats include steppe, heaths and mosses.
References
- ↑ Peder Skou, 1997 The Geometroid Moths of North Europe :Lepidoptera - Drepanidae and Geometridae (Entomonograph) Brill Archive ISBN 978-90-04-07859-8
- ↑ Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni and Luis M. Hernández Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
External links
- European Butterflies and Moths
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Lepiforum
- Vlindernet (Dutch)
- waarneming.nl (Dutch)
- UK Moths
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