Scotopteryx coelinaria

Scotopteryx coelinaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Andorra and the French Pyrenees.

Scotopteryx coelinaria
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Scotopteryx
Species:
S. coelinaria
Binomial name
Scotopteryx coelinaria
(Graslin, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eubolia coelinaria de Graslin, 1863
  • Eubolia jugicola Staudinger, 1870
  • Eubolia vernetaria Oberthur, 1896
  • Eubolia gerardini Oberthur, 1907

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The ground colour is brownish. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Genista species.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Literature
  • J. Culot: Noctuelles et Géomètres d'Europe, Deuxième Partie, Géomètres, Genève (Suisse), Villa-Les-Iris – Grand-Pré, Mars 1917
  • Lionel Tauraud : Contribution à la connaissance en France de Scotopteryx coelinaria (Graslin, 1863) (Lep. Geometridae). Oreina n°4, mars 2009


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