Scotopteryx chenopodiata

Taxobox
name = Scotopteryx chenopodiata

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Geometroidea
familia = Geometridae
subfamilia = Larentiinae
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genus = Scotopteryx
species = "S. chenopodiata"
binomial = "Scotopteryx chenopodiata"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758The Shaded Broad-bar "(Scotopteryx chenopodiata)" is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe.

The wingspan is 25-30 mm. The length of the forewings is 16-19 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August ref|flight_season.

The larva feed on vetch and clover.

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=SCOTCHEN vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9685 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Schenopodiata.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4600 Shaded Broad-bar on UKmoths]