Charissa staudingeri, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Charissa staudingeri
MOTH INFO
Charissa staudingeri is a moth of the family Geometridae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Charissa staudingeri
Gnophos dubitaria staudingeri (Wnukowsky, 1929)
Gnophos dubitaria var. graecaria (Staudinger, 1892)
Gnophos graecaria (Staudinger, 1892)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Geometroidea > Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Gnophini > Genus: Charissa
Wingspan
20-26 mm
Habitat
The moth can be found on rocky slopes, dry grasslands, and phrygana.
Food plant
Larva is polyphagous on herbs and dwarf shrubs and other various plants i.e. Euphorbia acanthothamnos, Sedum, Taraxacum, Polygonum, Genista, Daucus carota, Foeniculum vulgare, etc.
Flight period
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