Elophos vittaria information

Elophos vittaria
	Subspecies mendicaria
	Subspecies vittaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 family Geometridae first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788. It is found in two separate areas in Europe. Subspecies mendicaria is found in the Alps and Mountains in central Europe, while subspecies 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.

Elophos vittaria information

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Elophos vittaria

Subspecies mendicaria

Subspecies vittaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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