Cataclysme riguata

Cataclysme riguata
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Cataclysme
Species:	C. riguata
Binomial name
Cataclysme riguata (Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
Geometra riguata Hubner, 1813 Cataclysme elbursica Wagner, 1937 Cidaria festivata Staudinger, 1892

Cataclysme riguata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula through western and central Europe to the mountains of Central Asia. The wingspan is about 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of April to the beginning of June and again from July to August in two generations per year. The larvae feed on Asperula cynanchica, Bellis perennis and Galium. The species overwinters as a pupa.

External links

• Biolib
• Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
• Lepiforum.de
• schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine