Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae > Cyclophora > Cyclophora lineariaCyclophora linearia (Clay Triple-lines)Synonyms: Cosymbia linearia; Cyclophora alba; Cyclophora approximans; Cyclophora arcufera (heterotypic); Cyclophora bicolor; Cyclophora carnearia; Cyclophora cingulata (heterotypic); Cyclophora demptaria (heterotypic); Cyclophora fasciata (heterotypic); Cyclophora infuscata (heterotypic); Cyclophora mesoorthia; Cyclophora nigrosparsaria (heterotypic); Cyclophora ophthalmaria; Cyclophora rufescens; Cyclophora semifasciata; Cyclophora signata (heterotypic); Cyclophora simplificaria; Cyclophora trilinearia; Cyclophora trilineata (heterotypic); Ephyra strabonaria (heterotypic); Geometra linearia (homotypic); Phalaena luteolaria; Phalaena trilinearia (heterotypic); Zonosoma linearium Cyclophora linearia, the clay triple-lines, is a moth of the Geometridae family. The species can be found in Europe, primarily in the southern half of Britain. The wingspan is 26–33 mm. The basic colour of the wings is pale brown to orange in the first generation and rose-red in the second generation. On the front wing are three cross lines, black to reddish in color, the middle is wider. The cross lines are often vague in the second generation. The moths fly from May to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on beech. |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats |
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265 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Breckland |
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18652 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Butser Hill |
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590 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cannock Chase |
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3057 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Craven Limestone Complex |
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13166 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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East Devon Pebblebed Heaths |
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2767 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Epping Forest |
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3966 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Kenfig/ Cynffig |
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2945 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru |
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3940 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Lizard Point |
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34565 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment |
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2194 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Somerset and Mendip Bats |
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1387 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Bat Sites and Bosherston Lakes/ Safleoedd Ystlum Sir Benfro a Llynnoedd Bosherston |
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303 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Salisbury Plain |
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52975 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Dartmoor Woods |
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5330 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Wye Valley Woodlands/ Coetiroedd Dyffryn Gwy |
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2264 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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