''Scotopteryx coelinaria'' is a species of
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 ...
. It is found in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
,
Spain
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,
Andorra
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...
and the French
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...
.
The
wingspan
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is 28–34 mm. The ground colour is brownish. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''
Genista
''Genista'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other gener ...
'' species.
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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References
Literature
* J. Culot: ''Noctuelles et Géomètres d'Europe, Deuxième Partie, Géomètres'', Genève (Suisse), Villa-Les-Iris – Grand-Pré, Mars 1917
* Lionel Tauraud : ''Contribution à la connaissance en France de Scotopteryx coelinaria (Graslin, 1863) (Lep. Geometridae).'' Oreina n°4, mars 2009
External links
Lepiforum.de
Moths described in 1863
Scotopteryx
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Adolphe Hercule de Graslin
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