Cyclophora linearia

Cyclophora linearia, the clay triple-lines, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1799 and it can be found in Europe, primarily in the southern half of Britain.

Cyclophora linearia
In Tbilissi, Georgia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Cyclophora
Species:	C. linearia
Binomial name
Cyclophora linearia (Hübner, 1799)[1]
Synonyms
Geometra linearia Hubner, 1799 Phalaena trilinearia Borkhausen, 1794 Phalaena luteolaria Villers, 1789 Ephyra strabonaria Zeller, 1851

The wingspan is 26–33 mm. The basic colour of the wings is pale brown to orange in the first generation and rose red in the second generation. On the forewing are three crosslines, black to reddish in colour, the middle is wider. The crosslines are often vague in the second generation.

The moths fly from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on beech.