Baptria tibiale

Description

Baptria tibiale is a moth in the family Geometridae. The wingspan varies between 22 and 26 millimeters. The forewing is brown with a white band, which varies from specimen to specimen. The rear wing is also black with a white band, although that band is sometimes lost. The species occurs in a large part of the Palearctic ecozone, but not in the Netherlands and Belgium. The host plants for this species are from the genus Actaea. Baptria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Its only species, Baptria tibiale, was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1791. It is found in central and northern Europe. The wingspan is 22–26 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on Actaea species, such as A. spicata and A. erythrocarpa.