Aplocera praeformata

Aplocera praeformata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Aplocera
Species: A. praeformata
Binomial name
Aplocera praeformata
Hübner, 1826
Synonyms
  • Anaitis praeformata

The Purple Treble-bar (Aplocera praeformata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula and France, through Western Europa, over Central Europa up to Russia. Its northernmost range is Southern Finland and the Baltic States. The subspecies Aplocera praeformata urbahni is found in Greece. In the Alps it is found to heights of up to 2,000 meters.

It has a wingspan of 34–44 mm. Adults are on the wing from June to August. It has one generation a year.

The larvae feed on Hypericum species, such as Hypericum maculatum and Hypericum perforatum.

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