Entephria flavicinctata

Entephria flavicinctata
Entephria flavicinctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Entephria
Species: E. flavicinctata
Binomial name
Entephria flavicinctata
(Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra flavicinctata Hubner, 1813
  • Cidaria corsaria Schawerda, 1928
  • Larentia ruficinctata Guenee, 1858
  • Larentia septentrionalis Warnecke, 1934
  • Cidaria veletaria Wehrli, 1926

The Yellow-ringed Carpet (Entephria flavicinctata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the mountainous areas of Europe and the Near East.

The wingspan is 27–39 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August and sometimes also in May.

The larvae feed on Saxifraga and Sedum species. The species probably overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies

  • Entephria flavicinctata flavicinctata (Europe)
  • Entephria flavicinctata corsaria Schawerda, 1928
  • Entephria flavicinctata elbrusensis Tikhonov, 1994 (northern Caucasus, Dagestan)
  • Entephria flavicinctata ruficinctata Guenee, 1858
  • Entephria flavicinctata septentrionalis Warnecke, 1934 (Fennoscandia)
  • Entephria flavicinctata veletaria Wehrli, 1926

References

  1. ^ Funet

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