Biology:Adactylotis contaminaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Adactylotis contaminaria
Adactylotis contaminaria.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Adactylotis
Species:
A. contaminaria
Binomial name
Adactylotis contaminaria
(Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra contaminaria Hübner, 1813

Adactylotis contaminaria, the brindled three-lined moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Belgium, France , Spain , Switzerland and Italy.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from September to October in two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus species.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2788170 entry