Lycia zonaria | |
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Lycia |
Species: | L. zonaria |
Binomial name | |
Lycia zonaria (Dennis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
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The Belted Beauty (Lycia zonaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 27-30 mm. Females are wingless. Adult males are on wing from March to April.
The larvae feed on a range of low-growing plants, including Salix repens and Rosa pimpinellifolia.