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Swallow-tailed moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Ourapteryx
Species:	O. sambucaria
Binomial name
	Ourapteryx sambucaria; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Phalaena sambucaria Linnaeus, 1758 ; Urapteryx sambucaria ;

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The swallow-tailed moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is a common species across Europe and the Near East.

Description

This is a large (wingspan 50–62 mm), impressive moth, remarkably butterfly-like. All parts of the adult are bright white to pale yellow marked with faint buffish fascia. The species gets its common name from pointed projections on the termen of the hindwing with brownish spots at their base. It flies at night in June and July ^[1] and is attracted to light, sometimes in large numbers. Prout gives an account of the variations.^[1] The egg is orange, with about 16 longitudinal keels and between them transverse lineations. The larva is grey-brown, the colouring arranged in a succession of scarcely noticeable longitudinal lines.

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The brown, twig-like larva feeds on a variety of trees and shrubs including elder, hawthorn, honeysuckle and ivy. The species overwinters as a larva.

^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.

References

^ Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf * This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984

External links

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[1] Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) The Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.pdf * This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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+{{For|the other similarly named moths|Nepheloleuca complicata|Lyssa zampa}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{short description|Species of moth}}
-| name = Swallow-tailed Moth
+{{Speciesbox
 | image = Ourapteryx sambucaria01..jpg
+| taxon = Ourapteryx sambucaria
-| image_width = 240px
+| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| synonyms = {{Specieslist
-| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
+ |Phalaena sambucaria|Linnaeus, 1758
-| classis = [[Insect]]a
+ |Urapteryx sambucaria|
-| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
+ }}
-| familia = [[Geometridae]]
-| genus = ''[[Ourapteryx]]''
-| species = '''''O. sambucaria'''''
-| binomial = ''Ourapteryx sambucaria''
-| binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)
-| synonyms =
-*''Phalaena sambucaria'' <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
-*''Urapteryx sambucaria''
 }}
-The '''Swallow-tailed Moth''' (''Ourapteryx sambucaria'') is a [[moth]] of the family [[Geometridae]]. It is a common species across [[Europe]] and the [[Near East]].
+The '''swallow-tailed moth''' ('''''Ourapteryx sambucaria''''') is a [[moth]] of the family [[Geometridae]]. The species was [[Species description|first described]] by [[Carl Linnaeus]] in his 1758 [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'']]. It is a common species across Europe and the [[Near East]].
-[[Image:Ourapteryx.sambucaria.caterpillar.jpg|thumb|left|200px|caterpillar]]
-[[Image:Ourapteryx sambucaria gelege.jpg|thumb|left|200px|eggs]]
-[[Image:Ourapteryx sambucaria frontview.jpg|thumb|left|200px|frontview]]
+[[Image:Ourapteryx.sambucaria.caterpillar.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Caterpillar]]
-This is a large ([[wingspan]] 50–62&nbsp;mm), impressive moth, remarkably [[butterfly]]-like. All parts of the adult are bright white to pale yellow marked with faint buffish [[fascia]]. The species gets its common name from pointed projections on the [[Glossary of Lepidopteran terms|termen]] of the hindwing with brownish spots at their base. It flies at night in June and July {{ref|flight_season}} and is attracted to light, sometimes in large numbers.
+[[Image:Ourapteryx sambucaria gelege.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Eggs]]
+[[Image:Ourapteryx sambucaria frontview.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Front view]]
+==Description==
-The brown, twig-like [[larva]] feeds on a variety of [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s including [[elderberry|elder]], [[Crataegus|hawthorn]], [[honeysuckle]] and [[ivy]] . The species overwinters as a larva.
+This is a large ([[wingspan]] 50–62&nbsp;mm), impressive moth, remarkably [[butterfly]]-like. All parts of the adult are bright white to pale yellow marked with faint buffish [[fascia]]. The species gets its common name from pointed projections on the [[Glossary of entomology terms|termen]] of the hindwing with brownish spots at their base. It flies at night in June and July {{ref|flight_season}} and is attracted to light, sometimes in large numbers. Prout gives an account of the variations.<ref>Prout, L. B. (1912–16). Geometridae. In A. Seitz (ed.) ''The Macrolepidoptera of the World''. The Palaearctic Geometridae, 4. 479 pp. Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.[https://archive.org/details/macrolepidoptera1216seit pdf *]{{PD-notice}}</ref>  The  egg is orange, with about 16 longitudinal keels and between them transverse lineations. The larva
+is grey-brown, the colouring arranged in a succession of scarcely noticeable longitudinal lines.
+<gallery mode=packed>
+(MHNT) Ourapteryx sambucaria - Most Czech Republic male dorsal.jpg| ♂
+(MHNT) Ourapteryx sambucaria - Most Czech Republic male ventral.jpg| ♂ △
+(MHNT) Ourapteryx sambucaria - Most Czech Republic female dorsal.jpg|♀
+(MHNT) Ourapteryx sambucaria - Most Czech Republic female ventral.jpg|♀ △
+</gallery>
+The brown, twig-like [[larva]] feeds on a variety of [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s including [[elderberry|elder]], [[Crataegus|hawthorn]], [[honeysuckle]] and [[ivy]]. The species overwinters as a larva.
 #{{Note|flight_season}}''The flight season refers to the [[British Isles]]. This may vary in other parts of the range.''
-== References ==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*Chinery, Michael ''Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe'' 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
-*Skinner, Bernard ''Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles'' 1984
+* Chinery, Michael ''Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe'' 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
+* Skinner, Bernard ''Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles'' 1984
 ==External links==
+{{commonscat|Ourapteryx sambucaria}}
-*[http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1665 Swallow-tailed Moth on UKMoths]
+* [https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1665 Swallow-tailed moth on ''UKMoths'']
+* [http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Ourapteryx_Sambucaria ''Lepiforum e.V.'']
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q1625300}}
 [[Category:Ourapterygini]]
 [[Category:Moths described in 1758]]
-[[Category:Geometrid Moths of Great Britain]]
+[[Category:Geometrid moths of Great Britain]]
+[[Category:Moths of Asia]]
 [[Category:Moths of Europe]]
-[[Category:Insects of Europe]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]
-[[Category:Insects of Turkey]]