Godonela aestimaria

Godonela aestimaria
Godonela aestimaria
Larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Godonela
Species: G. aestimaria
Binomial name
Godonela aestimaria
(Hübner, 1809)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra aestimaria Hübner, 1809
  • Chiasmia aestimaria
  • Semiothisa aestimaria

The Tamarisk Peacock (Godonela aestimaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in southern and south-eastern Europe and the Near East.

The wingspan is 21-25 mm.[2] There are two generations per year with adults on wing from April to May and again from August to October.

The larvae feed on various Tamarix species.

Subspecies

  • Godonela aestimaria sareptanaria (Staudinger, 1871)
  • Godonela aestimaria kuldshana (Wehrli, 1940)

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
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