Stegania cararia
Appearance
Stegania cararia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Stegania |
Species: | S. cararia
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Binomial name | |
Stegania cararia (Hubner, 1790)
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Stegania cararia, the ringed border, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from France east to Russia. It is an immigrant in Great Britain.
Biology
[edit]The habitat consists of damp forested areas. The larvae feed on poplar (Populus species), including aspen (Populus tremula).[1] Larvae can be found from July to October.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 20–23 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to mid-July in one generation per year.[3][4]
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References
[edit]- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Ringed Border Stegania cararia". ukmoths. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "70.209 [B&F: 1888b] Ringed Border (Stegania cararia) (Hübner, 1790)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Stegania cararia (Hübner, 1790)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ LOT Moths and Butterflies [dead link]
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