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Alsophila aceraria

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Kingdom
  
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Geometridae

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Alsophila aceraria

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Alsophila, Alsophila aescularia, Agriopis leucophaearia, Chlorissa cloraria, Cyclophora annularia

Alsophila aceraria is a species of moth in the Geometridae family. 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. Adults are on wing from mid October to mid December in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Acer campestre, Fagus, Carpinus and Prunus species. The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters as an egg.

References

Alsophila aceraria Wikipedia


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