Petrophora chlorosata

Taxobox
name = Petrophora chlorosata

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Geometridae
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tribus =
genus = "Petrophora"
species = "P. chlorosata"
binomial = "Petrophora chlorosata"
binomial_authority = Scopoli, 1763
synonyms =The Brown Silver-line "(Petrophora chlorosata)" is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe.

The length of the forewings is 31-37 mm. The length of the forewings is 15-18 mm. The moth flies from the end of April to the end of June ref|flight_season.

The caterpillars feed on bracken.

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=PETRCHLO Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=8654 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Pchlorosata.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1902 Brown Silver-line on UKmoths]