Aleucis distinctata
Aleucis distinctata, the sloe carpet or Kent mocha, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1839. It is found from Europe to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
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The wingspan is 27–31 mm. Adults are on wing in April in one generation.
The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa.
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