Petrophora chlorosata
| Petrophora chlorosata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Petrophora |
| Species: | P. chlorosata |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrophora chlorosata (Scopoli, 1763) | |
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The Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Eurasia extending from Ireland and Britain to[1] Asia Minor, North Iran, the Altai mountains, Amdo , South East Siberia and Japan.
The wingspan is 31–37 mm.The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. Quite distinct from all other Palearctic species, the forewing light brown, the lines finely whitish, proximally dark shaded, subterminal line rather straight, sometimes indistinct.[2]
Larva
The moth flies from the end of April to the end of June .
The caterpillars feed on bracken.
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
- ↑ http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/petrophora-chlorosata/
- ↑ Prout , L.B. 1912–16. Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.
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