''Aspitates ochrearia'', the yellow belle, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metro ...

. The species was first described by Pietro Rossi in 1794. It is found in western and southern Europe, as well as North America. The

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is 25–34 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from August to September in two generations per year. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including '' Daucus carota'' and ''

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''.Yellow belle at ''UKMoths''
/ref> The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in spring.

Similar species

*'' Aspitates gilvaria''

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''Lepiforum e.V.''
Moths described in 1794 Aspitatini Moths of Europe Moths of North America Moths of Asia Taxa named by Pietro Rossi {{Ennominae-stub