Gnophos obfuscata

Gnophos obfuscata
Gnophos obfuscata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gnophos
Species: G. obfuscata
Binomial name
Gnophos obfuscata
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra obfuscata Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Gnophos obfuscatus
  • Geometra limosaria Esper, 1806
  • Phalaena myrtillata Thunberg, 1788

The Scotch Annulet or Scottish Annulet (Gnophos obfuscata) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in northern, central and south-eastern Europe, Scotland, Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula.

Larva
Pupa

The wingspan is 41-46 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae feed on various plants found in Heath areas, such as Calluna vulgaris and Saxifraga species.

Subspecies

  • Gnophos obfuscata obfuscata
  • Gnophos obfuscata androgynus Reisser, 1936
  • Gnophos obfuscata marsicaria Dannehl, 1933
  • Gnophos obfuscata nivea Schawerda, 1913

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea

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