Alsophila aceraria

Alsophila aceraria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from south-western Europe and France to Germany, Austria, Italy, western Ukraine, the Balkan Peninsula, the southern Crimea, the Caucasus and Transcaucasus.

Alsophila aceraria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Alsophila
Species:
A. aceraria
Binomial name
Alsophila aceraria
Synonyms
  • Geometra aceraria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena (Geometra) quadripunctaria Esper, 1801
  • Phalaena (Geometra) mellearia Scharfenberg, 1805

The wingspan is 24–33 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from mid October to mid December in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Acer campestre, Fagus, Carpinus and Prunus species.[4] The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters as an egg.

References
  1. "Fauna Europaea". www.faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  3. "De Vlinderstichting". www.vlindernet.nl.
  4. "Alsophila". www.nic.funet.fi.
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