Lythria cruentaria

Lythria cruentaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

Lythria cruentaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Lythrini
Genus:
Lythria
Species:
L. cruentaria
Binomial name
Lythria cruentaria
(Hufnagel, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Lythria rotaria

The length of the forewings is 9–13 mm. The moths fly in two or three generations from the end of April to the end of September. .

Caterpillar

The caterpillars feed on sorrel and sheep's sorrel.

Notes
  1. ^ The flight season refers to the Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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