Hypoxystis pluviaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Sweden and Finland, south to the Alps and east to Siberia and Mongolia.
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| Hypoxystis pluviaria ♂ | |
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The wingspan is 27–34 mm. There is one generation per year, with adults on wing from mid May to mid June.
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The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria. Larvae can be found from mid June to the following spring. It overwinters as a full-grown larva.
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