| Lycia alpina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Lycia |
| Species: | L. alpina |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycia alpina (Sulzer, 1776)[1] |
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Lycia alpina is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the Alps on altitudes between 1,000 and 2,500 meters and in the Jura Mountains.
The wingspan is 28-40 mm for males. Females are wingless. Adults are on wing from April to July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, Leucanthemum, Rosa, Salix, Scabiosa and Sisymbrium species. It overwinters as a pupa.