Psodos quadrifaria

Psodos quadrifaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johann Heinrich Sulzer in 1776.

It is found in the higher parts of the Alps, as well as the Pyrenees, the High Tatras and the Balkan Mountains.

Psodos quadrifaria is found at heights of up to 2,700 metres.

Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid-August and are day active.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various low-growing plants.

Illustration from John Curtis 's British Entomology Volume 6