Beautiful carpet

Mesoleuca albicillata
Geometer moths (Geometridae)

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White butterfly with a particular large dark marking directly behind its head and at the front of the wing edge. The markings partly exist of brown, black or blue lines. Along the rear edge a wide light blue-grey band, the rear edge is frayed.

Preference for open forests and forest edges, with blackberry and raspberry. Is rare.

⇔ wsp. 34-38 mm 

LA: 
≈ Very similar to several GEOMETRIDAE (Geometer moths), this one has the clearest markings.

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Wingspan < 40 mm

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Feeler Without knob

CP Size < 15 mm

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< 40 mm

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2 LookAlikes (LA):

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Phalène de la ronce

Mesoleuca albicillata [L.]

Mesoleuca albicillata [L.]

Mesoleuca albicillata [L.]

Mesoleuca albicillata [L.]

Mesoleuca albicillata [L.]

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