Paradarisa consonaria
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The Brindled Square Spot or Square Spot (Paradarisa consonaria) is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe
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It is a variable species and has a tendency to melanism. Well-marked individuals are quite easy to identify from the dark square spot on the forewing.
The wingspan
is 40-45 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June.
The larvae feed on various deciduous and coniferous trees.
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 in most of 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...
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It is a variable species and has a tendency to melanism. Well-marked individuals are quite easy to identify from the dark square spot on the forewing.
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 40-45 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June.
The larvae feed on various deciduous and coniferous trees.