Showing posts with label EMERALD MOTH (Phaiogramma etruscaria). Show all posts
Showing posts with label EMERALD MOTH (Phaiogramma etruscaria). Show all posts
Monday, 27 April 2020
Saturday, 14 October 2017
13-10-2017 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - EMERALD MOTH (Phaiogramma etruscaria)
Phaiogramma etruscaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae.
It is found from the Mediterranean Sea area of Europe to central Asia. Records include Russia, Italy, France, the Crimea, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
This species inhabits warm scrubs and xerophilous hillsides.
Phaiogramma etruscaria has a wingspan reaching 17.7-19.3 mm in males, 20-23.3 mm in the females. Wings are light green, with clearly visible white antemedial lines and small marbled striations. Hind tibia bear only terminal spurs in males, two pairs of spurs in females. Antennae are ciliate in males, while in females they are filiform. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year. The pupae overwinter.
The larvae are polyphagous and feed on various Apiaceae (Anethum graveolens, Bupleurum, Foeniculum vulgare, Daucus, Ferula, Peucedanum) and on Thapsus, Lotus, Clematis and Rosmarinus.
It is found from the Mediterranean Sea area of Europe to central Asia. Records include Russia, Italy, France, the Crimea, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
This species inhabits warm scrubs and xerophilous hillsides.
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