''Catarhoe basochesiata'' 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 ...

of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe. It was first described by Philogène Duponchel in 1831 as '' Cidaria basochesiata''. ''Catarhoe basochesiata'' has a wingspan of . The forewings vary in colour from reddish brown to greyish brown, with some moths having very dark brown forewings that poorly contrast with the patterns on them. The moth can be found across the western

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, from the

Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

across

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and into

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and from

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. The moth prefers hot, dry conditions in low coastal regions, from above sea level and occasionally higher.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q13457459 Xanthorhoini Moths described in 1831