Ecliptopera capitata

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Ecliptopera capitata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ecliptopera
Species:
E. capitata
Binomial name
Ecliptopera capitata

Ecliptopera capitata is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

The length of the forewings is 1113 mm. The moths fly in two generations from May to August.

The larvae feed on touch-me-not balsam.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to the Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.


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