Phaiogramma etruscaria, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis

Phaiogramma etruscaria, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis

Phaiogramma etruscaria (Zeller, 1849)

MOTH INFO

Phaiogramma etruscaria is a moth of the family Geometridae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Phaiogramma etruscaria (Zeller, 1849)

Geometra etruscaria (Zeller, 1849)

Chlorissa etruscaria (Zeller, 1849)

Nemoria pulmentaria (Guenée, 1857)

Neromia palaestinensis (Fuchs, 1903)

Chlorissa benderi (Koutsaftikis, 1973)

Common name

Phalène verte des ombellifères

Classification

Superfamily: Geometroidea > Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Geometrinae > Tribus: Hemitheini > Genus: Phaiogramma

Wingspan

16-21 mm

Habitat

Warm shrubland and xerophilous hillsides.

Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the flowers of a variety of plants, i.e. Umbelliferae (Bupleurum, Daucus carota, Foeniculum vulgare, Ferula communis, Eryngium), Labiatae (Thymbra capitata), Leguminosae (Melilotus officinalis), etc.

Flight period
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Links

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

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