Baptria tibiale
Local name: Eubolie de l'Actée (L')
Baptria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Its only species, Baptria tibiale, was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1791.
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Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Baptria
Baptria tibiale belongs to the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Baptria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Its only species, Baptria tibiale, was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1791. It is found in central and northern Europe.
Baptria tibiale, a European moth species, faces significant population declines primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized woodland environments. Climate change and forest management practices that alter the structure and composition of its host plant communities pose additional threats to this already vulnerable species.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Baptria tibiale, a European moth species, faces significant population declines primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized woodland environments. Climate change and forest management practices that alter the structure and composition of its host plant communities pose additional threats to this already vulnerable species.
Forest management practices
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Climate change impacts
Host plant decline
Found in 19 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Baptria tibiale (Baptria tibiale). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/eubolie-de-lactee-l