Falcaria lacertinaria

Falcaria lacertinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Falcaria
Species:	F. lacertinaria
Binomial name
Falcaria lacertinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Phalaena lacertinaria Linnaeus, 1758 Bombyx lacertula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Geometra dentaria Thunberg, 1784 Drepana scincula Hübner, 1800 Drepana curvula Haworth, 1809 Drepana aestiva Rebel, 1910 Drepana brykaria Schulze, 1912 Drepana takoraria Schulze, 1912 Falcaria lacertinaria f. erosula Laspeyres, 1803 Drepana dimidiata Tengström, 1869 Falcaria lacertinaria ab. interpres Schulze, 1912 Falcaria lacertinaria ab. fasciata Lempke, 1938 Falcaria lacertinaria ab. impuncta Lempke, 1938 Falcaria lacertinaria ab. conjuncta Richardson, 1952 Falcaria lacertinaria f. approximata Lempke, 1960 Falcaria lacertinaria f. obscura Lempke, 1960

Falcaria lacertinaria, the scalloped hook-tip, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae It is found in Europe and Anatolia. The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.

Caterpillar

The larvae feed on birch and alder.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)