Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Geometridae (Geometer or inchworm moths)

Operophtera fagata (Scharfenberg, 1805)

Buchen-Frostspanner Northern Winter Moth

Synonyms and other combinations:

Phalaena fagata Scharfenberg, 1805 [original combination] | Cheimatobia boreata (Hübner, 1813) |

  • Operophtera fagata, male  1481
    Operophtera fagata (Scharfenberg, 1805)  Buchen-Frostspanner  Northern Winter Moth 
    Operophtera fagata, male, det. Thomas Fähnrich
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-11-07 11:20:22
    Image number: 1481
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-11-07 11:20:22
    det. Thomas Fähnrich

Classification:
Operophtera fagata belongs to the subfamily Larentiinae, tribe Operophterini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums