''Costaconvexa polygrammata'', the many-lined moth, 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. The species was first described by

Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen (3 December 1760, Giessen – 30 November 1806, Darmstadt) was a German naturalist and forester. He took part in the production of ' by Johann Conrad Susemihl. He received his education in Giessen, and in 1796 starte ...

in 1794. It is found from Europe to

North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is about 26 mm. There are three generations per year with adults on wing from the end of March to April, in June and July and in August and September. The

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...

e feed on '' Galium'' species, primarily '' G. saxatile''. Larvae can be found from April to October. It overwinters as a pupa.

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Many-lined moth at UKMothsFauna EuropaeaLepiforum e.V.
Xanthorhoini Moths described in 1794 Moths of Africa Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Taxa named by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen {{Xanthorhoini-stub