Alcis bastelbergeri

Alcis bastelbergeri
Mounted male
Mounted female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Alcis
Species:
A. bastelbergeri
Binomial name
Alcis bastelbergeri
(Hirschke, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Boarmia bastelbergeri Hirschke, 1908
  • Alcis maculata Staudinger, 1892, nec Moore, 1868

Alcis bastelbergeri is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Central Europe, through the Ural region to the eastern Palearctic, where subspecies sachalinensis is found.

The wingspan is 38–43 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Vaccinium myrtillus, Clematis vitalba, Rubus idaeus, Erica and Betula species. Adults feed on the nectar of Knautia, Senecio ovatus and Eupatorium cannabinum.