Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)

Mottled Beauty, a reference photo — Photo: Ben Sale from UK · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The mottled beauty (Alcis repandata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mottled Beauty being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Alcis deversata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Alcis
Species: Alcis repandata

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