Lythria cruentaria

Lythria cruentaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Lythrini
Genus: Lythria
Species: L. cruentaria
Binomial name
Lythria cruentaria
(Hufnagel, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Lythria rotaria

Lythria cruentaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

The length of the forewings is 9–13 mm. The moths fly in two or three generations from the end of April to the end of September. .

Caterpillar

The caterpillars feed on sorrel and sheep's sorrel.

Notes

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


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