Scotopteryx coelinaria

Scotopteryx coelinaria
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Scotopteryx
Species:	S. coelinaria
Binomial name
	Scotopteryx coelinaria; (Graslin, 1863)
Synonyms
	Eubolia coelinaria de Graslin, 1863; Eubolia jugicola Staudinger, 1870; Eubolia vernetaria Oberthur, 1896; Eubolia gerardini Oberthur, 1907;

Scotopteryx coelinaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Andorra and the French Pyrenees.

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The ground colour is brownish. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Genista species.^[2]

References[]

J. Culot: Noctuelles et Géomètres d'Europe, Deuxième Partie, Géomètres, Genève (Suisse), Villa-Les-Iris – Grand-Pré, Mars 1917
Lionel Tauraud : Contribution à la connaissance en France de Scotopteryx coelinaria (Graslin, 1863) (Lep. Geometridae). Oreina n°4, mars 2009

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