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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Compsoptera opacaria
Compsoptera opacaria(Hübner, 1819)
  1. Geometridae
  2. Ennominae
  3. Prosopolophini
  4. Compsoptera
  5.  opacaria
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Habitat

  • Scrub

MU

34-39 mm

FU

34-45 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishWhite-line Blush
    FrançaisFidonie pointue
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CupressaceaeJuniperus communisCommon Juniper
    CupressaceaeJuniperus oxycedrusPrickly Juniper
    EricaceaeCalluna vulgarisHeather
    EricaceaeErica scopariaGreen heather
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FabaceaeDorycnium pentaphyllum
    FabaceaeGenista scorpius
    FabaceaeUlexGorse
    LamiaceaeThymusThyme
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Compsoptera aemiliorumRaineri, 1994
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis

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Male, upperside.

Pedro PiresPortugal, Ceira

Male.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Baixo Alentejo

Female.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Alto Alentejo

Female.

Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Benidorm

Male, upperside.

Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Benidorm

Male.

Armando CaldasPortugal, Alijó

Larva.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Alto Alentejo
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