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Thursday, 19 June 2025

19-6-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - ANGLE MOTH (Itame vincularia)

Itame vincularia is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in France, Portugal, Spain, North Africa and Turkey.

The wingspan is about 28–32 mm.

The larvae feed on Rhamnus infectoria and Frangula alnus.

Subspecies

Itame vincularia vincularia

Itame vincularia latefasciata Rothschild, 1914

Itame vincularia lycioidaria Herbulot, 1957

Itame vincularia mrassinaria (Oberthur, 1923)

Lepidoptera of the Geometridae family and the Ennominae subfamily , present in Spain.

It has a wingspan of 28–32 mm. It is strikingly gray in color with a prominent elongated black spot running transversely across the distal part of the forewing cell. A wide brown band is also prominent in the submarginal area of the anterior part of the forewing. A thin, transverse, yellowish-brown line is often seen at the base of the forewings.