Euchoeca nebulata

Euchoeca nebulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Euchoeca
Species:	E. nebulata
Binomial name
	Euchoeca nebulata; (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
	Phalaena nebulata Scopoli, 1763; Geometra hepararia Hübner, [1799]; Geometra heparata [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775; Phalaena obliterata Hufnagel, 1767; Phalaena strigata Thunberg, 1788;

Euchoeca nebulata, the dingy shell, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Scopoli in 1763. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone, from Europe across Russia to Japan.^[2]

The wingspan is 23–25 millimetres (0.91–0.98 in). The ground colour of the forewing is sandy brown, or orange-cream.The wings have very fine and faint darker cross-lines and creamy-brown chequered fringes There is a double curve on the termen of the hindwing.

The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on birch and alder.

References

^ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^ DAYONG XUE and MALCOLM J. SCOBLE (2002). A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series, 71 , pp 77-133 doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044

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[1] "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

[2] DAYONG XUE and MALCOLM J. SCOBLE (2002). A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series, 71 , pp 77-133 doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044

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