Coenotephria tophaceata

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Coenotephria tophaceata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Coenotephria
Species:
C. tophaceata
Binomial name
Coenotephria tophaceata
Synonyms
  • Geometra tophaceataDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Larentia jurassicaVorbrodt & Muller-Rutz, 1914

Coenotephria tophaceata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in mountains of central and southern Europe.

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The wingspan is 32–36 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from May to July and again from August to September.

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Caterpillars

The larvae feed on Galium species, including Galium album , Galium sylvaticum , Galium lucidum and Galium verum . There are also records for Asperula species. Pupation takes place on the ground in a slight spinning. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

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<i>Galium verum</i> Species of plant

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<i>Galium triflorum</i> Species of plant

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<i>Galium mollugo</i> Species of plant

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<i>Galium palustre</i> Species of plant

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<i>Galium uliginosum</i> Species of plant

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<i>Galium boreale</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Galium sylvaticum</i> Species of plant

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<i>Galium californicum</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Galium aparine</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Galium parisiense</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Galium trifidum</i> Species of plant

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Coenotephria ablutaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine, as well as on Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Crete and Cyprus. Outside of Europe, it is found in Asia Minor and the Near East.

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