Crocota tinctaria

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Crocota tinctaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1799. It is found in France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria.

Crocota tinctaria
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Crocota
Species:
C. tinctaria
Binomial name
Crocota tinctaria
(Hübner, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Geometra tinctaria Hubner, 1799
  • Phalaena lutearia Fabricius, 1794
  • Cleogene lutearia
Larva

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. Adults are on wing in June, July and August.

The larvae feed on Polygonum bistorta, Gentiana, Leontodon, Rumex, Plantago, and Taraxacum species.

References

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  • Nyst R. H.: Additional data on the geographical distribution of the genus Crocota (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Phegea 28(3) 123
  • Leraut, P. 1999. Contribution à l'étude des espèces du genre Crocota Hübner (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Alexanor 20(8)(1998) 467–481
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