Crocota niveata

Crocota niveata
Crocota niveata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Crocota
Species: C. niveata
Binomial name
Crocota niveata
(Scopoli, 1763)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena niveata Scopoli, 1763

Crocota niveata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Austria and Romania.

The wingspan is 26-30 mm for males and 23-26 mm for females. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on a wide range of low-growing plants. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
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