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Scotopteryx coarctaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scotopteryx
Species:	S. coarctaria
Binomial name
Scotopteryx coarctaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Geometra coarctaria Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Ortholitha coarctata Geometra coarctata Fabricius, 1794

Scotopteryx coarctaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Belgium, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region. It has also been recorded from Turkey and Kazakhstan. There are probably two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Genista and Cytisus species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. BOLD Systems
3. Vlindernet.nl
4. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

External links

• Lepiforum.de

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• Moths described in 1775
• Scotopteryx
• Moths of Europe
• Moths of Asia
• Taxa named by Michael Denis
• Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller
• Xanthorhoini stubs