Aspitates gilvaria
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The Straw Belle is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe
to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
is 25-30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Potentilla
, Thymus
, Andromeda polifolia and possibly Empetrum nigrum
, Rubus chamaemorus and Vaccinium uliginosum
.
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 from 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...
to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.
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 25-30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Potentilla
Potentilla
Potentilla is the genus of typical cinquefoils, containing about 500 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the rose family Rosaceae. They are generally Holarctic in distribution, though some may even be found in montane biomes of the New Guinea Highlands...
, Thymus
Thymus
The thymus is a specialized organ of the immune system. The thymus produces and "educates" T-lymphocytes , which are critical cells of the adaptive immune system....
, Andromeda polifolia and possibly Empetrum nigrum
Empetrum nigrum
Empetrum nigrum is a species of crowberry known as black crowberry which is native to most northern areas of the northern hemisphere, as well as the Falkland Islands in the southern hemisphere....
, Rubus chamaemorus and Vaccinium uliginosum
Vaccinium uliginosum
Vaccinium uliginosum is a flowering plant in the genus Vaccinium.-Distribution:Vaccinium uliginosum is native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, at low altitudes in the Arctic, and at high altitudes south to the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Caucasus in Europe, the mountains of...
.
Subspecies
- Aspitates gilvaria gilvaria
- Aspitates gilvaria fenica (Fuchs, 1899)
- Aspitates gilvaria orientaria (Alphéraky, 1892)
- Aspitates gilvaria burrenensis Cockayne, 1951