Phibalapteryx virgata

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Phibalapteryx virgata
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P. virgata
Binomial name
Phibalapteryx virgata
(Hufnagel, 1767)

Phibalapteryx virgata, the oblique striped, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767 and it is found throughout Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The length of the forewings is 22–25 mm. The moth resembles Orthonama vittata, but has a lighter colour. The moth flies in two or three generations from April to September [1].

The larva mainly feeds on lady's bedstraw.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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