- Colostygia turbata
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Colostygia turbata 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Tribe: Cidariini Genus: Colostygia Species: C. turbata Binomial name Colostygia turbata
(Hübner, 1799)Synonyms - Geometra turbata Hübner, 1813
- Cidaria fuscolimbata Tengstrom, 1875
- Larentia pyrenaearia Oberthur, 1882
Colostygia turbata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from the mountains of Europe to the Altai, as well as the Kamchatka Peninsula and Canada.
The wingspan is 24-27 mm. Adults are in wing from June to July.
The larva feed on Galium palustre. Larvae can be found from June to July. It overwinters in the larval stage.
Subspecies
- Colostygia turbata turbata (Alps, south-eastern Europe)
- Colostygia turbata fuscolimbata Tengstrom, 1875 (northern Europe)
- Colostygia turbata pyrenaearia Oberthur, 1882 (Pyrenees)
- Colostygia turbata altaicata (Djakonov, 1926) (Altai, Sayan Mountains, Buryatia, Kamchatka)
- Colostygia turbata circumvallaria (Taylor, 1906) (Canada)
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