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Pterapherapteryx sexalata (Small Seraphim)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Small Seraphim (Pterapherapteryx sexalata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Central and Northern Europe and South East Russia. The wingspan is 22–26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale grey forewings. They have dark grey cross-lines. and two central bands - one in the basal field and one in the marginal field. The hindwings are unmarked pale grey or whitish. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Willow.
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Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Populus tremula (European aspen)[1]
Salix aurita (eared willow)[1]
Salix caprea (goat willow)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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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
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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