Biology:Alsophila aceraria
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth
| Alsophila aceraria | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Alsophila |
| Species: | A. aceraria
|
| Binomial name | |
| Alsophila aceraria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Alsophila aceraria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from south-western Europe and France to Germany , Austria, Italy, western Ukraine , the Balkan Peninsula, the southern Crimea, the Caucasus and Transcaucasus.
The wingspan is 24–33 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from mid October to mid December in one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Acer campestre, Fagus, Carpinus and Prunus species.[4] The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters as an egg.
References
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea". http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446361.
- ↑ "LOT Moths and Butterflies". http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=1040.
- ↑ "De Vlinderstichting". http://www.vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort.php?vlinderid=101.
- ↑ "Alsophila". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/alsophilinae/alsophila/index.html.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2773260 entry
 |  |
