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Pareulype lasithiotica, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Pareulype lasithiotica (Rebel, 1906)
MOTH INFO
Pareulype lasithiotica is a moth of the family Geometridae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Pareulype lasithiotica (Rebel, 1906)
Larentia lasithiotica (Rebel, 1906)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Geometroidea > Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Larentiinae > Tribus: Triphosini > Genus: Pareulype
Wingspan
20-26 mm
Habitat
The moth can be found in sunny slopes and shrubland with the larval food plant.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Berberidaceae (Berberis cretica) and feeds on the leaves.
Flight period
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