Xanthorhoe biriviata
| Balsam carpet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Xanthorhoe |
| Species: | X. biriviata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthorhoe biriviata (Borkhausen, 1794) | |
Xanthorhoe biriviata, the balsam carpet, is a moth of the genus Xanthorhoe in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1794. It is found "widespread in Europe and temperate Asia. In southern Europe the distribution is restricted only locally to the mountain(s)."[1]
References
- ^ "Xanthorhoe biriviata (Borkhausen, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Their Ecology. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
External links
- Kimber, Ian. "70.050 BF1721 Balsam Carpet Xanthorhoe biriviata (Borkhausen, 1794)". UKMoths. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum e.V.