Aleucis distinctata | |
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Aleucis |
Species: | A. distinctata |
Binomial name | |
Aleucis distinctata (Herrich-Schäffer, [1839]) |
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The Sloe Carpet or Kent Mocha (Aleucis distinctata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Europe to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
The wingspan is 27–31 mm. Adults are on wing in April in one generation.
The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa.