Cosmorhoe ocellata

Cosmorhoe ocellata
Cosmorhoe ocellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Cidariini
Genus: Cosmorhoe
Species: C. ocellata
Binomial name
Cosmorhoe ocellata
Linnaeus, 1758

The Purple Bar (Cosmorhoe ocellata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

The wingspan is 20-25 mm. The length of the forewings is 13-15 mm. The moths fly from May to August. [1].

The larvae feed on various types of bedstraw.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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