Cleorodes

Cleorodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its single species, Cleorodes lichenaria, the Brussels lace, was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767.[1]

Cleorodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cleorodes
Warren, 1894
Species:
C. lichenaria
Binomial name
Cleorodes lichenaria
(Hufnagel, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena lichenaria Hufnagel, 1767

The species can be found in Europe.

The wingspan is 31–38 mm. The length of the forewings is 14–18 mm. The grey forewings only show a greenish tint when the moth is newly hatched – this very quickly fades into a pale brown tint (a medium shade is mostly missing). The forewings are dark dusted. The fringes are black and white patched. There are two black cross lines. The outer cross line is characteristically shaped. A strongly serrated black cross line is located on the rear wings. The hindwing margin contains a few black, crescent-shaped lines. The antennae of the males are heavily combed on both sides, those of the females are filiform.

The moths fly in one generation from June to August..

The larvae feed on lichens.

Notes
  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Cleorodes Warren, 1894". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2019.


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