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Perizoma incultaria

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Perizoma incultaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Perizoma
Species:
P. incultaria
Binomial name
Perizoma incultaria
Synonyms
  • Larentia incultaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1848
  • Cidaria incultaria

Perizoma incultaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the Alps to the Carpathian Mountains and the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Primula, Bartsia and Saxifraga species. The larvae of the first generation mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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