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Aspitates ochrearia, the yellow belle, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Pietro Rossi in 1794. It is found in western and southern Europe, as well as North America.
The wingspan is 25–34 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from August to September in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Daucus carota and Plantago coronopus. The larvae can be found from April to June. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in spring.
Source: Wikipedia
The primary larval foodplants are Beaked Hawk's-beard (Crepis vesicaria), Buck's-horn Plantain (Plantago coronopus), Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Common Restharrow (Ononis repens), Hare's-foot Clover (Trifolium arvense), Nottingham Catchfly (silene nutans), Sea Wormwood (Artemisia maritima), Smooth Tare (Ervum tetrasperma), Spanish Catchfly (Silene otites), toadflaxes (Linaria spp.) and Wild Carrot (Daucus carota ssp. carota).