Cosmorhoe ocellata

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Cosmorhoe ocellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Cidariini
Genus: Cosmorhoe
Species: C. ocellata
Binomial name
Cosmorhoe ocellata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena ocellata Linnaeus, 1758

The Purple Bar (Cosmorhoe ocellata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm. The moths fly from May to August. .

The larvae feed on various types of bedstraw.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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