Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767)

Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767)

Lythria cruentaria is a European moth in the Geometridae family, whose caterpillars feed on sorrel and sheep's sorrel.

Family
Genus
Lythria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767)

Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767) is a moth species that belongs to the family Geometridae. This moth is found in Europe. Its forewings measure between 9 and 13 millimeters in length. Adult Lythria cruentaria moths produce two or three generations per year, and they fly from the end of April to the end of September. The caterpillars of this species feed on sorrel and sheep's sorrel.

Photo: (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Lythria

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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