Aleucis distinctata

Aleucis distinctata, the sloe carpet or Kent mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1839. It is found from Europe to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.

Aleucis distinctata
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
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A. distinctata
Binomial name
Aleucis distinctata
Synonyms
  • Lomographa distinctata (Herrich-Schäffer, [1839])
  • Erannis distinctata Herrich-Schäffer, [1839]

The wingspan is 27–31 mm. Adults are on wing in April in one generation.

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa.

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