Ecliptopera silaceata

Taxobox
name = Ecliptopera silaceata

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Geometroidea
familia = Geometridae
subfamilia = Larentiinae
tribus = Cidariini
genus = Ecliptopera
species = "E. silaceata"
binomial = "Ecliptopera silaceata"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775The Small Phoenix ("Ecliptopera silaceata") is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

The wingspan is 23-27 mm. The length of the forewings is 13-17 mm. The moths fly in two generations from May to July and from August to September. ref|flight_season.

The larvae feed mainly on willowherbs.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort.php?vlinderid=183 Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9459 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/checklists/lepidoptera/Geometridae/Esilaceata.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1759 Small Phoenix on UKmoths]