Lycia zonaria

Lycia zonaria
Lycia zonaria
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lycia
Species: L. zonaria
Binomial name
Lycia zonaria
(Dennis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Geometra zonaria Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Ithysia britannica Harrison, 1912
  • Ithysia rossica Harrison, 1910
  • Nyssia zonaria

The Belted Beauty (Lycia zonaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe.

Male
Female
Eggs

The wingspan is 27-30 mm. Females are wingless. Adult males are on wing from March to April.

The larvae feed on a range of low-growing plants, including Salix repens and Rosa pimpinellifolia.

Subspecies

  • Lycia zonaria zonaria
  • Lycia zonaria rossica (Harrison, 1910)
  • Lycia zonaria britannica (Harrison, 1912)

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