Mottled beauty
Mottled beauty | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Alcis |
Species: | A. repandata |
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Alcis repandata | |
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The mottled beauty (Alcis repandata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species of Europe and the Near East.
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Alcis repandata f.conversaria Male
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Larva
The wingspan is 32–40 mm. This is an extremely variable species, typically being buff or grey with black bars along the costa, but often with a broad blackish band across the forewings. Melanic forms are also common, especially in industrial areas. In all but the darkest variations the most characteristic feature is a pale "zig-zag" line across the hindwing. This moth flies at night in June and July and is attracted to light.
The larva feeds on the leaves and soft bark of a wide range of trees and other plants (see list below). The species overwinters as a small larva.
- ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
Recorded food plants
Subspecies
- A. r. muraria
- A. r. repandata
- A. r. sodorensium
References
- Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
- Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984
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