Dysstroma infuscata

Dysstroma infuscata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström in 1869. It is found from Scandinavia, Poland and the Czech Republic to the Amur River and Sakhalin.

Dysstroma infuscata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Dysstroma
Species:
D. infuscata
Binomial name
Dysstroma infuscata
Synonyms
  • Chloroclysta infuscata Tengström, 1869
  • Dysstroma infuscatum
  • Cidaria infuscata

The wingspan is 23–32 mm. Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum and Rhododendron tomentosum. Larvae can be found from August to June. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Dysstroma infuscata (Tengström, 1869)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 25, 2019.


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