Xanthorhoe annotinata
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Xanthorhoe annotinata is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found in the northern part of the Palearctic ecozone. It is found in mountainous areas.
The wingspan
is 22–30 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to July.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Vaccinium myrtillus
. Larvae can be found from July to May. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is found in the northern part of the Palearctic ecozone. It is found in mountainous areas.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 22–30 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to July.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus is an almost Holarctic species of shrub with edible fruit, usually simply referred to as "bilberry" or "whortleberry". It is more precidely called Common Bilberry or Blue Whortleberry, to distinguish it from its Vaccinium relatives...
. Larvae can be found from July to May. The species overwinters in the larval stage.