Crocallis elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Scalloped Oak)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)
Subfamily	ENNOMINAE (a subfamily of moths)
Family	GEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
Superfamily	GEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
Clade	Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
Clade	Obtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
Clade	Apoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Ditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Heteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
Suborder	GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
Order	LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Crocallis elinguaria is also a member of:
Microlepidoptera - micro-moths (via Apoditrysia)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Records of Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak) :
1: Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)
20 Jul 2003	OSGR: SU56	51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
in Heath trap 19/20 July 03

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Jones, R.A.	2005	Crocallis elinguaria, Teignmouth, Devon	Vol 18 Page: Plate 2

Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

GEOMETRIDAE
(geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)

GEOMETROIDEA
(butterfly moths)

Macrolepidoptera
(macro-moths)

Ditrysia
(butterflies and most moths)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Microlepidoptera
(micro-moths)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Crocallis elinguaria is also a member of:

Identification Works

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