LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE: Ourapteryx sambucaria: swallow-tailed moth

This moth was collected by Alexander Baynes at Herford in July 1960. It is one of Britain's largest Geometrid moths and only flied at night. Its larvae mainly feeds on ivy. - -

Collection: Natural history
Inventory Number: 5034294
Title: LEPIDOPTERA: GEOMETRIDAE: Ourapteryx sambucaria: swallow-tailed moth
Object Type: PhysicalObject
Measurements: -

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