Euchoeca nebulata

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Euchoeca nebulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Euchoeca
Species: E. nebulata
Binomial name
Euchoeca nebulata
(Scopoli, 1763)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nebulata Scopoli, 1763
  • Geometra hepararia Hübner, [1799]
  • Geometra heparata [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalaena obliterata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Phalaena strigata Thunberg, 1788

The Dingy Shell (Euchoeca nebulata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone, from Europe across Russia to Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 23–25 mm. The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Birch and Alder.

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997-2012. Retrieved 2013. 
  2. DAYONG XUE and MALCOLM J. SCOBLE (2002). A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae). Bulletin of The Natural History Museum. Entomology Series, 71 , pp 77-133 doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044

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