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Perizoma hydrata

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Wikipedia Abstract

Perizoma hydrata is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from most of Europe and the Caucasus through western Siberia to the Sayan Mountains and Altai and northern Mongolia. The wingspan is 18–22 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of May to July. The larvae feed on Caryophyllaceae species, Silene nutans, Silene cucubalus, Melandrium album and Viscaria vulgaris. They feed on the capsules. The larvae can be found from June to July. It overwinters as a pupa.
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Infraspecies

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Engsö 17864 Sweden  
Klevberget Sonebo 25 Sweden  
Norrkrog 41 Sweden  
Omneberget 73 Sweden  

Prey / Diet

Silene behen (maiden's tears)[1]
Silene nutans (Eurasian catchfly)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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