Isturgia berytaria, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Isturgia berytaria (Staudinger, 1892)
MOTH INFO
Isturgia berytaria is a moth of the family Geometridae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Isturgia berytaria (Staudinger, 1892)
Synonyms
Halia berytaria (Staudinger, 1892)
Enconista berytaria (Staudinger, 1892)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Geometroidea > Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Macariini > Genus: Isturgia
Wingspan
38-44 mm
Habitat
The moth can be found in rocky areas, phrygana, macchia and other scrub with plants of the genus Genista and Calicotome.
Food plant
The oligophagous larva feeds on the leaves of Leguminosae (Genista acanthoclada, Calicotome).
Flight period
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