Phaiogramma etruscaria

Phaiogramma etruscaria
Phaiogramma etruscaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Hemitheini
Genus: Phaiogramma
Species: P. etruscaria
Binomial name
Phaiogramma etruscaria
(Zeller, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Geometra etruscaria Zeller, 1849
  • Nemoria pulmentaria Guenee, 1858
  • Phaiogramma pulmentaria (Guenée, 1858)
  • Chlorissa pulmentaria (Guenée, 1858)

Phaiogramma etruscaria is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from the Mediterranean Sea area of Europe to central Asia. Records include Russia, Italy, France, the Crimea, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

The wingspan is 18-21 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Foeniculum vulgare, Daucus, Ferula, Thapsus, Peucedanum, Lotus, Clematis and Rosmarinus.

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