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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Eulithis testata
Eulithis testata(Linnaeus, 1761)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Larentiinae
  3. Cidariini
  4. Eulithis
  5.  testata
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Habitat

  • Bog forests
  • Forest clearings
  • Raised bogs
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Eulithis populata
MU
FU

25-36 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPíďalka mokřadní
    DanskPile-havemåler
    DeutschBräunlichgelber Haarbüschelspann
    DeutschBräunlichgelber Haarbüschelspanner
    Eesti keelLillakas öövaksik
    EnglishChevron
    FrançaisCidarie agate
    LietuviųMiškinis juostasprindis
    MagyarRezgőnyár-tarkaaraszoló
    NederlandsOranje agaatspanner
    NorskKrattbærmåler
    PolskiNacinek wrzosak
    SlovenčinaPiadivka mokraďová
    SuomeksiElomittari
    SvenskaViolettgrå parkmätare
    РусскийБуро-желтая ночная пяденица
    日本語キマダラナミシャク
    한국어용진노랑물결자나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    BetulaceaeBetula pubescensDowny Birch
    BetulaceaeCorylus avellanaCommon Hazel
    EricaceaeAndromeda polifoliaBog-rosemary
    EricaceaeCalluna vulgarisHeather
    EricaceaeVaccinium myrtillusBilberry
    EricaceaeVaccinium uliginosumBog Bilberry
    RosaceaeRosaWild Rose
    RosaceaeSorbus aucupariaEuropean Rowan
    SalicaceaePopulus tremulaCommon Aspen
    SalicaceaeSalix auritaEared Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix fragilisCrack willow
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Geometra achatinataHübner, 1799
    Eulithis insulicolaStaudinger, 1901
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Japanese Moths
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Northamptonshire Wildlife
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Jarosław WentaPoland

Adult, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Witanowo

Adult, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland

Adult.

Jürgen RodelandGermany

Female.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Kinver Edge

Adult, underside.

Maciej MatrajPoland

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Hanko
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
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Legally protected
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