Pelurga comitata

Pelurga comitata
Pelurga comitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pelurga
Species: P. comitata
Binomial name
Pelurga comitata
Linnaeus, 1758

The Dark Spinach (Pelurga comitata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The length of the forewings is 16–18 mm. The moth flies from mid June to mid September [1].

The larva feed on orache and goosefoot.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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