Stegania trimaculata, the Dorset cream wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe, mainly in Southern Europe, but its range has expanded in recent years.
Stegania trimaculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Stegania |
Species: | S. trimaculata
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Binomial name | |
Stegania trimaculata (Villers, 1789)
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The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm. The moth flies in two generations from May to September [1].
Notes
edit- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links
edit- Media related to Stegania trimaculata at Wikimedia Commons
- Dorset cream wave on UKmoths
- BioLib
- Lepiforum.de
- Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)