Anticollix sparsata
| Anticollix sparsata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Anticollix |
| Species: | A. sparsata |
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| Anticollix sparsata (Treitschke, 1828) | |
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Anticollix sparsata, the dentated pug, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe to Japan.
The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The ground color of the forewings is light brown. The hindwing has a conspicuous toothed border. Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations.
The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Lysimachia vulgaris.
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