Euchoeca nebulata

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Euchoeca nebulata
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E. nebulata
Binomial name
Euchoeca nebulata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nebulata Scopoli, 1763
  • Geometra hepararia Hübner, [1799]
  • Geometra heparata [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalaena obliterata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Phalaena strigata Thunberg, 1788

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Euchoeca nebulata, the dingy shell, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone, from Europe across Russia to Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 23–25 mm.The ground colour of the forewing is sandy brown, or orange-cream.The wings have very fine and faint darker cross-lines and creamy-brown chequered fringes There is a double curve on the termen of the hindwing.

The moth flies from April to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on birch and alder.

References

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  2. DAYONG XUE and MALCOLM J. SCOBLE (2002). A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae). Bulletin of The Natural History Museum. Entomology Series, 71 , pp 77-133 doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044

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