The wingspan is 20–25 mm. The color of the forewings and hindwings is yellow to ochre brown (occasionally light). The forewings and hindwings are covered with brown or white serrated crossbars. There are usually three or four distinct white crossbars, which may be bordered by a black line. The wing margin is black and wavy. The yellowish eggs are round, only slightly flattened at the pole. The surface shows a large mesh. There are warts on the intersections. The caterpillars are greenish to slightly brownish with obvious segment incisions. The dorsal line is darker than the body color. The lateral line, on the other hand, is often brighter. The head is usually light brown and relatively small. The pupa is reddish brown with a short cremaster, consisting of two small bristles. The thoracic area and the wings have a brownish-greenish hue.[1]
Biologyedit
The species shows no preferences for special biotopes. It flies both in forest and open lands, as well as in wet and dry places. On herbaceous forest edges, however, there is a higher density of moths. In the Alps it is found up to 1,600 metres above sea level. It is common, but in very different numbers from year to year.
The moths fly from June to August.[1].
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants such as chickweed, sorrel and other species from the family Polygonaceae.
Galleryedit
Male
Female
Caterpillar
Notesedit
^The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.
Referencesedit
^Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf
External linksedit
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Yellow shell at UKMoths
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De Vlinderstichting(in Dutch)
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camptogramma, bilineata, yellow, shell, colourful, moth, family, geometridae, species, first, described, carl, linnaeus, 1758, 10th, edition, systema, naturae, found, europe, east, across, palearctic, altai, mountains, yellow, shellscientific, classificationki. Camptogramma bilineata the yellow shell is a colourful moth of the family Geometridae The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae It can be found in Europe and east across the Palearctic to the Altai Mountains Yellow shellScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily GeometridaeGenus CamptogrammaSpecies C bilineataBinomial nameCamptogramma bilineata Linnaeus 1758 Contents 1 Description 2 Biology 3 Gallery 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksDescription editThe wingspan is 20 25 mm The color of the forewings and hindwings is yellow to ochre brown occasionally light The forewings and hindwings are covered with brown or white serrated crossbars There are usually three or four distinct white crossbars which may be bordered by a black line The wing margin is black and wavy The yellowish eggs are round only slightly flattened at the pole The surface shows a large mesh There are warts on the intersections The caterpillars are greenish to slightly brownish with obvious segment incisions The dorsal line is darker than the body color The lateral line on the other hand is often brighter The head is usually light brown and relatively small The pupa is reddish brown with a short cremaster consisting of two small bristles The thoracic area and the wings have a brownish greenish hue 1 Biology editThe species shows no preferences for special biotopes It flies both in forest and open lands as well as in wet and dry places On herbaceous forest edges however there is a higher density of moths In the Alps it is found up to 1 600 metres above sea level It is common but in very different numbers from year to year The moths fly from June to August 1 The larvae feed on various low growing plants such as chickweed sorrel and other species from the family Polygonaceae Gallery edit nbsp Male nbsp Female nbsp CaterpillarNotes edit The flight season refers to the British Isles This may vary in other parts of the range References edit Prout L B 1912 16 Geometridae In A Seitz ed The Macrolepidoptera of the World The Palearctic Geometridae 4 479 pp Alfred Kernen Stuttgart pdfExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camptogramma bilineata Yellow shell at UKMoths Lepiforum e V De Vlinderstichting in Dutch This Xanthorhoini moth related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Camptogramma bilineata amp oldid 1058157295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
