Pungeleria capreolaria

Pungeleria capreolaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the mountains of southern Europe, as well as on the Balkan Peninsula and the Caucasus.

Pungeleria capreolaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Pungeleria
Species:
P. capreolaria
Binomial name
Pungeleria capreolaria
Synonyms
  • Geometra capreolaria Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Puengeleria capreolaria
  • Pungeleria valesiaria Vorbrodt & Muller-Rutz 1913

The wingspan is 30–38 mm. Adults are on wing from mid June to the beginning of September in one generation per year.

Caterpillar

The larvae feed on Norway spruce (Picea abies) and silver fir (Abies alba). The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea

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