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Crocallis tusciaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Crocallis

Rank
  
Species

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Family
  
Geometridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Crocallis tusciaria, the smoky scalloped oak, is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Morocco through southern Europe and Asia Minor to the Caucasus, northern Iran and Turkmenistan. The eastern range extends to the southern Ural.

The wingspan is 31–40 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various plants, including Prunus spinosa, Clematis vitalba, Crataegus, Frangula alnus and Berberis vulgaris. Larvae can be found from May to June. The species overwinters as an egg.

Subspecies

  • Crocallis tusciaria tusciaria
  • Crocallis tusciaria taurica Wehrli, 1934
  • References

    Crocallis tusciaria Wikipedia