Dyscia crassipunctaria, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Dyscia crassipunctaria (Rebel, 1916)
MOTH INFO
Dyscia crassipunctaria is a moth of the family Geometridae on the island of Crete, Greece. It is known to be endemic to Crete, but a single specimen has also been found on Rhodes (Skou & Sihvonen 2015).
Scientific name
Scodiona conspersaria crassipunctaria (Rebel, 1916)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Geometroidea > Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Gnophini > Genus: Dyscia
Wingspan
38-42 mm
Appearance
The ground color of the wings is sandy beige or light grey to brownish gray, dotted with numerous black scales. There is a small elliptical black spot in the middle of the wing along the costa.
Habitat
The moth can be found in areas with limestone ground, macchia shrubland, and olive groves.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae (Genista), Compositae (Artemisia, Achillea).
Flight period
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