Hydrelia flammeolaria
Hydrelia flammeolaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Hydrelia |
Species: | H. flammeolaria
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Binomial name | |
Hydrelia flammeolaria | |
Synonyms | |
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Hydrelia flammeolaria, the small yellow wave, is a
The wingspan is 14–20 mm. It is similar to Asthena albulata, but can be distinguished from this on the fact that the brown-yellow areas of the wings are about the same size as the white (in A.albulata the white colour dominates) and that the forewing has a small, brown spot. The forewings are white with about six fairly wide, wavy, brownish-yellow cross-bands that sometimes flow partially together. In the middle of the wing there is a small, brown spot. The hindwings are white with three brownish-yellow cross-bands. The larva is light green with white longitudinal stripes on either side of the back.
There is one generation per year, with adults on wing from mid-May to August.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including
References
- ^ Hydrelia flammeolaria at Fauna Europaea
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Hydrelia flammeolaria (Hufnagel 1767)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
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