Parectropis similaria
Species of moth
Parectropis similaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Parectropis |
Species: | P. similaria |
Binomial name | |
Parectropis similaria (Hufnagel, 1767)[1] | |
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Parectropis similaria, the brindled white-spot, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767. It is found in most of Europe.[2]
Adults are on wing in May and June.[3]The larvae feed on the foliage of Quercus and Betula species. The larvae can be found in autumn.
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