Elophos vittaria

Elophos vittaria
ssp. mendicaria
ssp. vittaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Elophos
Species: E. vittaria
Binomial name
Elophos vittaria
(Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Gnophos sordaria (Thunberg, 1792)
  • Catascia sordaria
  • Yezognophos vittaria
  • Parietaria vittaria

Elophos vittaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in two separate areas in Europe. Subspecies mendicaria is found in the Alps and Mountains in central Europe, while ssp. vittaria is found from Fennoscandia, east through Russia and Asia to Japan.

The wingspan is 32–38 mm in central Europe and 25–36 mm in Fennoscandia. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Vaccinium and Betula species.

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