Lythria cruentaria

Lythria cruentaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

Lythria cruentaria
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L. cruentaria
Binomial name
Lythria cruentaria
(Hufnagel, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Lythria rotaria

The length of the forewings is 9–13 mm. The moths fly in two or three generations from the end of April to the end of September. .

The caterpillars feed on sorrel and sheep's sorrel.

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