Eucrostes indigenata, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin
Eucrostes indigenata (de Villers, 1789)
MOTH INFO
Eucrostes indigenata is a moth of the family Geometridae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Eucrostes indigenata (de Villers, 1789)
Synonyms
Phalaena (Geometra) indigenata (de Villers, 1789)
Geometra fimbriolaria (Hübner, 1817)
Fidonia indigenaria (Treitschke, 1827)
Eucrostis nudilimbaria (Mabille, 1880)
Phalaena virginalis (Costa, 1841)
Eucrostes pulchra (Mariani, 1937)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Geometroidea > Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Geometrinae > Tribus: Comostolini > Genus: Eucrostes
Wingspan
14-20 mm
Habitat
The moth can be found in coastal, hot, and dry areas.
Food plant
The monophagous larva feeds on the leaves of Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia).
Flight period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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