Anticollix sparsata

Anticollix sparsata, the dentated pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1828. It is found from Europe to Japan.

Anticollix sparsata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Anticollix
Species:
A. sparsata
Binomial name
Anticollix sparsata
(Treitschke, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Larentia sparsata Treitschke, 1828
  • Anticollix sparsatus

The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The ground color of the forewings is light brown. The hindwing has a conspicuous toothed border. Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations.

The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Lysimachia vulgaris.

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