Eucrostes indigenata, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

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)

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

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 larva is monophagous on Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbia) and feeds on the leaves.

Flight period
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Links

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