Cyclophora albiocellaria
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Cyclophora albiocellaria is a moth
of the family Geometridae. It is found in Southeast-Europe
and parts of Central-Asia
.
The wingspan
is 20–25 mm in the first generation and only about 18 mm in the second generation. The apex of the forewing is slightly pointed. The ground colour is pale yellow with an orange tinge. The postmedial line is dissolved to brown dots. The medial area towards postmedial line and towards the inner area shows a strong black brown coloration on all wings. Cell rings are large and round on all wings with a white centre.
The larvae
feed on Acer campestre.
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 family Geometridae. It is found in Southeast-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...
and parts of Central-Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
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 20–25 mm in the first generation and only about 18 mm in the second generation. The apex of the forewing is slightly pointed. The ground colour is pale yellow with an orange tinge. The postmedial line is dissolved to brown dots. The medial area towards postmedial line and towards the inner area shows a strong black brown coloration on all wings. Cell rings are large and round on all wings with a white centre.
The larvae
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
feed on Acer campestre.