Cataclysme riguata

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Cataclysme riguata
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cataclysme
Species:
C. riguata
Binomial name
Cataclysme riguata
(Hübner, 1813) [1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra riguataHubner, 1813
  • Cataclysme elbursicaWagner, 1937
  • Cidaria festivataStaudinger, 1892

Cataclysme riguata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula through western and central Europe to the mountains of Central Asia.

The wingspan is about 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of April to the beginning of June and again from July to August, producing two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Asperula cynanchica , Bellis perennis and Galium . The species overwinters as a pupa.

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