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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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Coenotephria |
Species: | C. tophaceata
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Binomial name | |
Coenotephria tophaceata | |
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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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The larvae feed on Galium species, including Galium album, Galium sylvaticum, Galium lucidum and Galium verum. There are also records for Asperula species.
Subspecies
edit- Coenotephria tophaceata tophaceata
- Coenotephria tophaceata jurassica Vorbrodt & Muller-Rutz, 1914
References
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