''Aspitates ochrearia'', the yellow belle, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

. The species was first described by Pietro Rossi in 1794. It is found in western and southern Europe, as well as North America. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...

is 25–34 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from August to September in two generations per year. It is very similar to ''

Aspitates gilvaria ''Aspitates gilvaria'', the straw belle, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found from Europe to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. The main habit ...

''. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including ''

Daucus carota ''Daucus carota'', whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace (North America), is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old World ...

'' and '' Plantago coronopus''.Yellow belle at ''UKMoths''
/ref> The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in spring.

Similar species

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''Lepiforum e.V.''
Moths described in 1794 Aspitatini Moths of Europe Moths of North America Moths of Asia Taxa named by Pietro Rossi {{Ennominae-stub