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Lignyoptera fumidaria

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Lignyoptera fumidaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lignyoptera
Species:
L. fumidaria
Binomial name
Lignyoptera fumidaria
(Hübner, 1825)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra fumidaria Hubner, 1825
  • Lignyoptera fumidaria nausearia Krulikowski, 1906

Lignyoptera fumidaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is found in eastern Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and eastern Russia.

The wingspan is 27–30 mm for males. Females have reduced wings. Adults are on wing from October to December.

In captivity the larvae have been recorded feeding on Achillea millerfolium, Galatella linosyris, Centaurea scabiosa, Salvia pratensis, Plantago and Inula species. The species overwinters as an egg.

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