Stegania trimaculata
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The Dorset Cream Wave is a moth
of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe
, mainly in Southern Europe, but the moths range has expanded in recent years.
The wingspan
is 26–28 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm. The moth flies in two generations from May to September .
The larva feed on various species of poplar
.
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 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...
, mainly in Southern Europe, but the moths range has expanded in recent years.
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 26–28 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm. The moth flies in two generations from May to September .
The larva feed on various species of poplar
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
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