''Alcis bastelbergeri'' is a
moth
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of the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
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. It is found from Central
Europe
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, through the
Ural region to the eastern
Palearctic
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Th ...
, where subspecies ''sachalinensis'' is found.
The
wingspan
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is 38–43 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including ''
Vaccinium myrtillus
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'', ''
Clematis vitalba
''Clematis vitalba'' (also known as old man's beard and traveller's joy) is a shrub of the family Ranunculaceae.
Description
''Clematis vitalba'' is a climbing shrub with branched, grooved Plant stem, stems, deciduous leaves, and scented green ...
'', ''
Rubus idaeus
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'', ''
Erica
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* Erica (plant), ''Erica'' (plant), a flowering plant genus
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* Erica (spider), ' ...
'' and ''
Betula
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'' species. Adults feed on the nectar of ''
Knautia'', ''
Senecio ovatus'' and ''
Eupatorium cannabinum
''Eupatorium cannabinum'', commonly known as hemp-agrimony, or holy rope, is a herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a robust Perennial plant, perennial native to Europe, NW. Africa, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, the Caucasus and ...
''.
Subspecies
*''Alcis bastelbergeri bastelbergeri''
*''Alcis bastelbergeri sachaliensis''
(Matsumura, 1911)
Etymology
It is named for the German entomologist
Max Joseph Bastelberger.
References
External links
Fauna EuropaeaLepiforum.deschmetterlinge-deutschlands.de
Boarmiini
Moths described in 1908
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Hans Hirschke
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