Xanthorhoe abrasaria
Xanthorhoe abrasaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1856. It is found in the northern part of the Palearctic realm and the Nearctic realm.
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The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Galium species.
Subspecies
- Xanthorhoe abrasaria abrasaria (Europe)
- Xanthorhoe abrasaria congregata (Walker, 1862) (North America)
- Xanthorhoe abrasaria trilineata (Warren, 1904) (North America)
- Xanthorhoe abrasaria aquilonaria Cassino & Swett, 1922 (North America)
References
- Peder Skou (1986). The Geometroid Moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae and Geometridae). Leiden, Kopenhagen: E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Press, pp. 70–71.
External links
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Page - Xanthorhoe abrasaria". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
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