Scotopteryx coarctaria
| Scotopteryx coarctaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Scotopteryx |
| Species: | S. coarctaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Scotopteryx coarctaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Scotopteryx coarctaria is a species of moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Belgium, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.[1] It has also been recorded from Turkey and Kazakhstan.[2]
There are various lines and bands, as well as a conspicuous toothed wavy line found on the forewings. There are probably two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Genista and Cytisus species.[4] The species overwinters in the larval stage.
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