Aspitates ochrearia

Aspitates ochrearia, the yellow belle, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pietro Rossi in 1794. It is found in western and southern Europe, as well as North America.

Aspitates ochrearia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Aspitates
Species:
A. ochrearia
Binomial name
Aspitates ochrearia
(Rossi, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena ochrearia Rossi, 1794
  • Napuca ochrearia
  • Semiaspilates ochrearia
  • Aspitates parvularia Lempke, 1952
  • Nyctiphanta laetula Hulst, 1896

The wingspan is 25–34 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from August to September in two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Daucus carota and Plantago coronopus.[3] The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in spring.

Similar species

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  3. Yellow belle at UKMoths
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