Minoa murinata

Minoa murinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Minoa
Species: M. murinata
Binomial name
Minoa murinata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena murinata Scopoli, 1763
  • Minoa cyparissaria Mann, 1854
  • Geometra euphorbiata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Phalaena fuscata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Acidalia italicata Milliere, 1885
  • Minoa monochroaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Phalaena sordiata Linnaeus, 1767
  • Phalaena unicolorata Hubner, 1787

Minoa murinata, the drab looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Southern and Central Europe, Anatolia, the Caucasus and the mountains of Central Asia and Mongolia.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The length of the forewings is 9–11 mm. The moths fly from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on cypress spurge.

Subspecies

  • Minoa murinata murinata (Europe, Russia, Asia Minor, Central Asia)
  • Minoa murinata amylaria Prout, 1914 (Alps, Italy)
  • Minoa murinata limburgia Lempke, 1969 (Netherlands)
  • Minoa murinata lutea Schwingenschuss, 1954 (Russia)[3]

References

  1. ↑ Dicky Sick Ki Yu (1997–2012). "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Neotropical Eois (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Checklist, Biogeography, Diversity, and Description Patterns (subscription required)
  3. ↑ DAYONG XUE and MALCOLM J. SCOBLE (2002). A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series, 71 , pp 77-133 doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044


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