Aplasta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Aplasta ononaria, the rest harrow, was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli in 1783.[1] It is found in southern Europe to Anatolia and from England to the Baltic states.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Aplasta Hübner, [1823] |
| Species: | A. ononaria
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| Aplasta ononaria (Füssli, 1783)
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The wingspan is 26–31 mm. The length of the forewings 13–14 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Ononis.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Aplasta Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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