Spargania luctuata

Taxobox
name = Spargania luctuata

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Geometridae
subfamilia =
tribus =
genus = "Spargania"
species = "S. luctuata"
binomial = "Spargania luctuata"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
synonyms =The White-banded Carpet "(Spargania luctuata)" is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Northern and Middle Europe, North Asia and North America.

The wingspan is 30-34 mm. The length of the forewings is 14-15 mm. The moth flies in two generations from the end of April to September ref|flight_season.

The caterpillar feed on various species of Rosebay willowherb.

Notes

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

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=SPARLUCT Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9708 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3351 White-banded Carpet on UKmoths]