Eurranthis plummistaria

Eurranthis plummistaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Eurranthis
Species: E. plummistaria
Binomial name
Eurranthis plummistaria
(Devillers, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena plummistaria Villers, 1789
  • Fidonia acronevadaria Wehrli, 1926

Eurranthis plummistaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in south-western Europe, including the Maritime Alps in France and the Iberian Peninsula and Italy.

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. It is a day-flying species.

Larvae feed on Dorycnium species.

Subspecies

  • Eurranthis plummistaria plummistaria
  • Eurranthis plummistaria atlanticaria Le Cerf, 1923 (North Africa)


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