Pseudoterpna pruinata, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Pseudoterpna pruinata
MOTH INFO
Pseudoterpna pruinata is a moth of the family Geometridae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Pseudoterpna pruinata
Synonyms
Phalaena pruinata (Hufnagel, 1767)
Geometra cythisaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Phalaena pruinaria (Rottemburg, 1777)
Phalaena (Geometra) genistaria (de Villers, 1789)
Hemithea agrestaria (Duponchel, 1829)
Hemithea porracearia (Boisduval, 1840)
Phalaena (Geometra) viridisparsata (Roquette, 1857)
Aspilates atropunctaria (Walker, 1863)
Pseudoterpna virellata (Krulikovski, 1908)
Pseudoterpna holsatica (Wagner, 1922)
Pseudoterpna syltica (Prout, 1934)
Common name
Grass Emerald
Classification
Superfamily: Geometroidea > Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Geometrinae > Tribus: Pseudoterpnini > Genus: Pseudoterpna
Wingspan
28-38 mm
Habitat
Waysides, scrub of larval foodplants, forest edges, and clearings.
Food plant
The oligophagous larva feeds on the leaves of Leguminosae (Spartium, Chamaecytisus, Genista).
Flight period
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