Biology:Aplocera praeformata
| Aplocera praeformata | |
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| Moth of Aplocera praeformata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Aplocera |
| Species: | A. praeformata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aplocera praeformata (Hübner, 1826)
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Aplocera praeformata, known as the purple treble-bar, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.
Subspecies
Subspecies include: [3][4]
- Aplocera praeformata gibeauxi Leraut, 1995
- Aplocera praeformata praeformata (Hübner, 1826)
- Aplocera praeformata urbahni Dufay, 1981
Distribution and habitat
This species is present from the Iberian Peninsula and France , through Western Europe, over Central Europe, to Russia . Its northernmost range is southern Finland and the Baltic States. [5] [6] The subspecies Aplocera praeformata urbahni is found in Greece. In the Alps it is found to heights of up to 2,000 meters.
Description
Aplocera praeformata has a wingspan of 34–44 mm. The forewings have a gray to blue-gray basic color. They show various bands of dark transverse lines. A red-brown stain extends towards the wing tip. The hind wings are monochrome gray-white without any drawing.
This species is rather similar to Aplocera plagiata.
Biology
Adults are on the wing from June to August. [6] This species has one generation a year univoltine. The caterpillars are gray-brown, with a white side line and a dark lower edge. [7] The larvae feed on Hypericum species (St. John's worts), such as Hypericum maculatum and Hypericum perforatum.[8]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aplocera praeformata. |
- ↑ Catalogue of Life
- ↑ GBIF
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ EOL
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 iNaturalist
- ↑ K. Silvonen: Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera
- ↑ Funet
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q819744 entry
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