Scotopteryx coarctaria

Scotopteryx coarctaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scotopteryx
Species: S. coarctaria
Binomial name
Scotopteryx coarctaria
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Geometra coarctaria Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Ortholitha coarctata
  • Geometra coarctata Fabricius, 1794

Scotopteryx coarctaria is a species of moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Belgium, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.[1] It has also been recorded from Turkey and Kazakhstan.[2]

There are various lines and bands, as well as a conspicuous toothed wavy line found on the forewings. There are probably two generations per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Genista and Cytisus species.[4] The species overwinters in the larval stage.

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