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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Scotopteryx mucronata
Scotopteryx mucronata(Scopoli, 1763)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Larentiinae
  3. Xanthorhoini
  4. Scotopteryx
  5.  mucronata
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Habitat

  • Fallow land
  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Warm scrub
  • Xerophilous hillsides

Similar species

  • Scotopteryx ignorata
  • Scotopteryx luridata
  • Scotopteryx peribolata
MU
FU

26-36 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVlnočárník podobný
    DanskJunimørkvingemåler
    DeutschHellgrauer Wellenstriemenspanner
    EnglishLead Belle
    FrançaisOrtholite acuminée
    NederlandsVroege bremspanner
    NorskJunibakkemåler
    PolskiPomiernik szaniec
    SlovenčinaPiadivka podobná
    SvenskaGulstreckad backmätare
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FabaceaeGenistaGreenweed
    FabaceaeLembotropis nigricans
    FabaceaeUlexGorse
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Ortholitha scoticaCockayne, 1940
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male, upperside.

Sebastian TyszczukPoland, Nowe Kościeliska

Male.

František ŠaržíkSlovakia, Trenčín

Adult.

Giancarlo MediciItaly, Monte Baldo

Adult, upperside.

Jim SwalwellUnited Kingdom, Tulloch Moore

Adult.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Male, underside.

František ŠaržíkSlovakia, Trenčín
Extinct
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