Cyclophora pendularia
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The Dingy Mocha is a moth
of the Geometridae family. The species can be found in the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
is 26–29 mm. The moths fly from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Willow
.
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. The species can be found in 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 26–29 mm. The moths fly from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Willow
Willow
Willows, sallows, and osiers form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere...
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