Stegania cararia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Stegania |
| Species: | S. cararia
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| Binomial name | |
| Stegania cararia (Hubner, 1790)
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Stegania cararia, the ringed border, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae.
Distribution[edit]
It is found from France east to Russia. It is an immigrant in Great Britain.
Biology[edit]
The habitat consists of damp forested areas. The larvae feed on poplar (Populus species), including aspen (Populus tremula).[1] Larvae can be found from July to October.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 20–23 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to mid-July in one generation per year.[3][4]
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References[edit]
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Ringed Border Stegania cararia". ukmoths. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "70.209 [B&F: 1888b] Ringed Border (Stegania cararia) (Hübner, 1790)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Stegania cararia (Hübner, 1790)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ LOT Moths and Butterflies [dead link]
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