Anticollix sparsata
Anticollix sparsata, the dentated pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1828. It is found from Europe to Japan.
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The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The ground color of the forewings is light brown. The hindwing has a conspicuous toothed border. Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations.
The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Lysimachia vulgaris.
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