Eumannia oppositaria
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Eumannia |
Species: | E. oppositaria
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Binomial name | |
Eumannia oppositaria (Mann, 1864)
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Eumannia oppositaria, the bordered dusky carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece[1] and Turkey.[2] It has also been recorded from Israel[3] and North Africa.
The wingspan is 17–19 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.
The larvae feed on Quercus, Crataegus and Prunus species.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Eumannia oppositaria oppositaria
- Eumannia oppositaria syriaca (Turati & Kruger, 1936) (Libya)
References
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