Alsophila aceraria
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| Species: | A. aceraria
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| Alsophila aceraria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
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Alsophila aceraria is a species of moth in the Geometridae family. It is found from south-western Europe and France to Germany, Austria, Italy, western Ukraine, the Balkan Peninsula, the southern Crimea, the Caucasus and Transcaucasus.
The wingspan is 24–33 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from mid October to mid December in one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Acer campestre, Fagus, Carpinus and Prunus species.[4] The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters as an egg.
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