Lomographa temerata
| Lomographa temerata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Lomographa |
| Species: | L. temerata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lomographa temerata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | |
Lomographa temerata, the clouded silver, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Central and East Europe, including Russia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Central Asia Transcaucasia and Issyk-Kul.
The wingspan is 22–26 mm.The ground colour is whitish with a silky sheen Recognizable by the dark clouding in the distal part of the forewing, though this varies greatly in intensity and always leaves free (at least in part) a broad white dentate subterminal line. [1]
The moths fly from May to June. .
The larva feed on various trees, including hawthorn and blackthorn.
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
- ↑ Prout , L.B. 1912–16. Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.
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