Lycia alpina

Lycia alpina is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Alps on altitudes between 1,000 and 2,500 meters and in the Jura Mountains.

Lycia alpina
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lycia
Species:
L. alpina
Binomial name
Lycia alpina
(Sulzer, 1776)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena alpina Sulzer, 1776

The wingspan is 28–40 mm for males. Females are wingless. Adults are on wing from April to July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, Leucanthemum, Rosa, Salix, Scabiosa and Sisymbrium species. It overwinters as a pupa.

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Caterpillar

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
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