Scotopteryx moeniata (Scopoli, 1763)
![Scotopteryx moeniata: Adult (SW-Bulgaria, Belasica mountains S Petrisch, late July 2015) [N]](bilder1/geometridae/moeniata_im2015.jpg "Scotopteryx moeniata: Adult (SW-Bulgaria, Belasica mountains S Petrisch, late July 2015) [N]")
![Scotopteryx moeniata: Habitat in SW-Bulgarian Belasica mountains in late July 2015 [N]](bilder1/geometridae/moeniata_h2015.jpg "Scotopteryx moeniata: Habitat in SW-Bulgarian Belasica mountains in late July 2015 [N]")
![Scotopteryx moeniata: Habitat in Belasica mountains (Greek part, view downward to lake Kerkini) in late July 2015 [N]](bilder1/geometridae/moeniata_2h2015.jpg "Scotopteryx moeniata: Habitat in Belasica mountains (Greek part, view downward to lake Kerkini) in late July 2015 [N]")
Host plants:
The larvae feed especially on Fabaceae like brooms, but supposedly also on Calluna.
Habitat:
Scotopteryx moeniata occurs on shrubby heathland, in very open woodlands, mountain pastures, nutrient-poor grasslands and similar sites. I found Scotopteryx moeniata in Belasica mountains (Bulgaria/Greece) between 1700 and 2000m asl in late July 2015.
Life cycle:
The young larva hibernates. Adult insects occur between July and early September. They are easily flushed during daytime.
Remarks:
Scotopteryx moeniata occurs from the Pyrenees across Central and parts of Southern Europe and Turkey to the Southern Urals and the Caucasus.
Scotopteryx bipunctaria | Scotopteryx chenopodiata | Scotopteryx coarctaria | Scotopteryx peribolata | Scotopteryx proximaria
