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Anticollix sparsata (dentated pug)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Anticollix sparsata, the dentated pug, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe to Japan. The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The ground color of the forewings is light brown. The hindwing has a conspicuous toothed border. Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations. The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Lysimachia vulgaris.
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Prey / Diet

Lysimachia vulgaris (garden yellow loosestrife)[1]
Lythrum salicaria (salicaire)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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