Lycia zonaria

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Lycia zonaria
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)
Synonyms
  • Geometra zonaria Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Ithysia britannica Harrison, 1912
  • Ithysia rossica Harrison, 1910
  • Nyssia zonaria

The Belted Beauty (Lycia zonaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe.

Male
Female
Eggs

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.

Subspecies

  • Lycia zonaria zonaria
  • Lycia zonaria rossica (Harrison, 1910)
  • Lycia zonaria britannica (Harrison, 1912)

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