| Hylaea fasciaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Hylaea |
| Species: | H. fasciaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylaea fasciaria Linnaeus, 1758 |
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The Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.
The wingspan is 27-40 mm and can be red, green or of mixed colour. The moths fly in two generations from April to October. [1].
The caterpillars feed on coniferous trees, including Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies.