Eulithis testata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Cidariini |
| Genus: | Eulithis |
| Species: | E. testata |
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| Eulithis testata (Linnaeus, 1761) | |
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The Chevron (Eulithis testata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in both the Palearctic and the Nearctic ecozones. In Eurasia it ranges from Great Britain and Scandinavia, south to the Alps, east to Japan. In North America, it is found from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island and Alaska, south in the east to about New Jersey and in the west to Colorado.
The scientific name testata is derived from the Latin testa (baked stone) and refers to the base colour of the wing.
The wingspan is 25–35 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid September. There are two generations per year in The Netherlands and only one in the UK and North America.
The larva feed on Vaccinium, Salix and Populus species (mainly Populus tremula).
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