Agriopis aurantiaria
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The Scarce Umber is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found throughout Europe
.
The wingspan
is 27-35 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November. Females are nearly wingless.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, includingBetula, Quercus robur, Sorbus aucuparia
, Rosa
and Prunus padus.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is found throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 27-35 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November. Females are nearly wingless.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, includingBetula, Quercus robur, Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia , is a species of the genus Sorbus, native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia...
, Rosa
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
and Prunus padus.
Subspecies
- Agriopis aurantiaria aurantiaria
- Agriopis aurantiaria cleui
- Agriopis aurantiaria lariciaria