Xanthorhoe biriviata
| Balsam carpet | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Xanthorhoe |
| Species: | X. biriviata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthorhoe biriviata (Borkhausen, 1794) | |
Xanthorhoe biriviata, the balsam carpet, is a moth of the genus Xanthorhoe in the family Geometridae. The species is found "widespread in Europe and temperate Asia. In southern Europe the distribution is restricted only locally to the mountain(s)."[1]
Caterpillars in three different color variants
References
- ↑ "Xanthorhoe biriviata (Borkhausen, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Their Ecology. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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