Alsophila aceraria
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Alsophila |
| Species: | A. aceraria |
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Alsophila aceraria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. 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.[2] Adults are on wing from mid October to mid December in one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Acer campestre, Fagus, Carpinus and Prunus species.[4] The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters as an egg.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fauna Europaea". www.faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "De Vlinderstichting". www.vlindernet.nl.
- ^ "Alsophila". www.nic.funet.fi.
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