Apocheima hispidaria

Apocheima hispidaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Apocheima
Species: A. hispidaria
Binomial name
Apocheima hispidaria
Synonyms
  • Geometra hispidaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Apocheima hispidaria, the small brindled beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Spain through central Europe to Russia. In the north, the range extends to southern Sweden. In the south, it is found on all of the Balkan Peninsula (except Greece) up to the Black Sea.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adult males are variable, with some individuals having a darker central band, while others are more uniformly coloured. Females are wingless.[2] Adults are on wing from mid March to mid May.

The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Salix aurita, Carpinus betulus, Prunus spinosa, Prunus avium and Malus domestica. Larvae can be found from May to July.

Subspecies

  • Apocheima hispidaria hispidaria
  • Apocheima hispidaria cottei (Oberthür, 1913)
  • Apocheima hispidaria popovi Vojnitz, 1972
  • Apocheima hispidaria orientis (Wehrli, 1940)

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