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Stegania trimaculata, the Dorset cream wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe, mainly in Southern Europe, but its range has expanded in recent years.

Stegania trimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Abraxini
Genus:	Stegania
Species:	S. trimaculata
Binomial name
Stegania trimaculata (Villers, 1789)

The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm. The moth flies in two generations from May to September .

The larvae feed on various species of poplar.

Notes

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

External links

• Media related to Stegania trimaculata at Wikimedia Commons
• Dorset cream wave on UKmoths
• BioLib
• Lepiforum.de
• Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)

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