Aleucis distinctata
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| Aleucis distinctata (Herrich-Schäffer, [1839])
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Aleucis distinctata, the sloe carpet or Kent mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1839. It is found from Europe to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
The wingspan is 27–31 mm. Adults are on wing in April in one generation.
The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa.
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