Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Trichopteryx polycommata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Trichopteryx Rank Species | |
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Similar Trichopteryx carpinata, Lobophora halterata, Euchoeca nebulata, Anticlea derivata, Thera cognata | ||
The barred tooth-striped (Trichopteryx polycommata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Europe and the Near East, east to the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, the southern Russian Far East (Primorsk) and Japan (Hokkaido).
The wingspan is 33–36 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum vulgare and Fraxinus species.
Subspecies
Furthermore, there are a number of named forms, including the melanic form, ab. caliginosa, which has been recorded Sussex.
References
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