Xanthorhoe biriviata
Xanthorhoe biriviata, the balsam carpet, is a moth of the genus Xanthorhoe in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1794. It is found "widespread in Europe and temperate Asia. In southern Europe the distribution is restricted only locally to the mountain(s)."[1]
Caterpillars in three different colour variants
| Balsam carpet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Xanthorhoe |
| Species: | X. biriviata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthorhoe biriviata (Borkhausen, 1794) | |
References
- "Xanthorhoe biriviata (Borkhausen, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Their Ecology. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Xanthorhoe.
- Kimber, Ian. "70.050 BF1721 Balsam Carpet Xanthorhoe biriviata (Borkhausen, 1794)". UKMoths. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum e.V.
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