Malacodea

Malacodea regelaria
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Malacodea Tengström, 1869
Species:	M. regelaria
Binomial name
Malacodea regelaria Tengström, 1869

Malacodea regelaria is a moth of the Geometridae family and only species in the Malacodea genus. It is found from Fennoscandia and Estonia to northern Siberia.

The wingspan is 25–31 mm for males. Females are wingless. Adults are on wing from April to May in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Picea abies. Larvae can be found in July. The species overwinters as a pupa.

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links

• European Butterflies and Moths
• Lepiforum.de

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