Abraxas sylvata, the clouded magpie, is a Palearctic moth of the family Geometridae that was named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763.

[1] The wings are thinly scaled and partially transparent, with a white ground colour.

The forewings are yellow-brown at the base and have a large, yellow and black spot at the dorsal edge, otherwise scattered, light grey spots, some of which form a cross-band in the outer part of the wing.

[5] The moths eat the plants Betula, Corylus, Fagus, Ulmus, Prunus, and Frangula.

The body of the caterpillar is distinctive because it is marked with longitudinal black and yellow stripes.

[1] The moth can be found in forests, thickets, and sometimes parks on various deciduous trees.