''Arichanna melanaria'' is a species of
moth of the family
Geometridae. It is found over most of
Europe (except
Great Britain, the
Benelux, the
Iberian Peninsula,
Italy and
Greece), Mongolia, east to
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
The
wingspan is 36–42 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the leaves of ''
Vaccinium uliginosum'', ''
Vaccinium oxycoccos'' and ''
Rhododendron tomentosum
''Rhododendron tomentosum'' ( syn. ''Ledum palustre''), commonly known as marsh Labrador tea, northern Labrador tea or wild rosemary, is a flowering plant in the subsection '' Ledum'' of the large genus '' Rhododendron'' in the family Ericaceae.
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External links
www.lepiforum.dewww.schmetterlinge-deutschlands.de
Boarmiini
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Moths described in 1758
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