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

  • Fallow land
  • Forest clearings
  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Scrub
  • Sunny pine forests
  • Xerophilous hillsides

Similar species

  • Scotopteryx chenopodiata
MU

28-32 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVlnočárník janovcový
    DanskVinkeltegnet spidsvingemåler
    DeutschWinkelbinden-Wellenstriemenspann
    DeutschWinkelbinden-Wellenstriemenspanner
    EnglishFortified Carpet
    FrançaisOrtholite fortifiée
    NederlandsTandbandspanner
    PolskiPomiernik murownik
    SlovenčinaPiadivka hrotitá
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FabaceaeGenista tinctoriaDyer's Greenweed
    FabaceaeLaburnumLaburnum
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Raniero PanfiliItaly, Parco Naturale del Sirente-Velino

Adult.

Jarosław BuryPoland

Adult.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland

Adult.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín
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