Scotopteryx mucronata explained

Scotopteryx mucronata, the lead belle, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia.

The wingspan is 30–38 mm. See Townsend et al.[1]

Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Ulex and Cytisus species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

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Notes and References

  1. Martin C. Townsend, Jon Clifton and Brian Goodey (2010). British and Irish Moths: An Illustrated Guide to Selected Difficult Species. (covering the use of genitalia characters and other features) Butterfly Conservation.
  2. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1733 UKmoths