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Epirranthis diversata

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Epirranthis diversata
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epirranthis
Species:
E. diversata
Binomial name
Epirranthis diversata

Epirranthis diversata is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It can be found from central and western Siberia and northern and central Russia to western Europe and from Scandinavia down to the Alps.[1]

The wingspan is 31–45 mm. The moths flies from April to June depending on the location.

Caterpillar

The larvae feed on Populus tremula.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Epirranthis diversata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 24, 2019.