Fortified Carpet

Scotopteryx moeniata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Scotopteryx moeniata, the fortified carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. It is found in most of Europe except the north.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 49Italy · 23Germany · 14Switzerland · 9Spain · 5

Sources and credits

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