Lampropteryx otregiata
| Lampropteryx otregiata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Cidariini |
| Genus: | Lampropteryx |
| Species: | L. otregiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampropteryx otregiata (Metcalfe, 1917)[1] | |
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The Devon Carpet (Lampropteryx otregiata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from western Europe (from Scandinavia south to the Alps) to Japan and the Kuril Islands.
The wingspan is 27–30 mm.[2] There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in May and June and again in August and September.
The larva feed on Asperula and Galium species (including Galium palustre and Galium uliginosum). Larvae can be found from July to August. It overwinters in the pupal stage.
Subspecies
- Lampropteryx otregiata otregiata
- Lampropteryx otregiata dubitatrix (Bryk, 1942)
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