Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Lycia pomonaria | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lycia Rank Species | |
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Similar Lycia, Entephria cyanata, Ecliptopera capitata, Chlorissa cloraria, Agriopis leucophaearia | ||
Lycia pomonaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from central and northern Europe through Siberia to the Kamchatka Peninsula.
The wingspan is 30–35 mm for males. Females are wingless. Adult males are on wing from April to June. There is one generation per year.
The larvae mainly feed on Betula, but also feed on other deciduous trees and Vaccinium species.
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