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Aethalura punctulata (Grey Birch)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Aethalura punctulata, the grey birch, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe. The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The upperside forewings wings are ash to light brownish gray. Darkened and light forms occur. The banding is also variable. Three black crossbars are strong and usually reach the front edge. According to the variability of colour and bars several formæ have been described. The moths flies from March to July depending on the location. The caterpillars feed on birch.
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Prey / Diet

Alnus glutinosa (European alder)[1]
Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Betula pubescens pubescens (downy birch)[2]
Corylus avellana (common filbert)[2]

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
2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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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