Biology:Xanthorhoe biriviata

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Short description: Species of moth

Balsam carpet
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Xanthorhoe
Species:
X. biriviata
Binomial name
Xanthorhoe biriviata
(Borkhausen, 1794)

Xanthorhoe biriviata, the balsam carpet, is a moth of the genus Xanthorhoe in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1794. It is found "widespread in Europe and temperate Asia. In southern Europe the distribution is restricted only locally to the mountain(s)."[1]

Caterpillars in three different colour variants

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1310408 entry