Kingdom Animalia Family Geometridae Scientific name Melanthia procellata Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Melanthia Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Horisme tersata, Horisme vitalbata, Horisme, Hemistola chrysoprasaria | ||
Melanthia procellata, the pretty chalk carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe.
The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The moth flies from May to August [1].
The caterpillars feed on Clematis vitalba.
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