Stegania trimaculata, the Dorset cream wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe, mainly in Southern Europe, but its range has expanded in recent years.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Stegania |
| Species: | S. trimaculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stegania trimaculata (Villers, 1789)
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The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm. The moth flies in two generations from May to September [1].
Notes edit
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links edit
Media related to Stegania trimaculata at Wikimedia Commons- Dorset cream wave on UKmoths
- BioLib
- Lepiforum.de
- Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)
