Biology:Charissa variegata

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Short description: Species of moth

Charissa variegata
Charissa variegata 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Charissa
Species:
C. variegata
Binomial name
Charissa variegata
(Duponchel, 1830)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gnophos variegata Duponchel, 1830
  • Euchrognophos variegata
  • Gnophos corneliata Milliere, 1873
  • Gnophos cymbalariata Milliere, 1869
  • Gnophos cava Vojnits, 1968
  • Gnophos rothschildi Prout, 1929
  • Gnophos sicula Wehrli 1931

Charissa variegata, the etched taupe, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1830. It is found in France , the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland , Austria, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine .

The wingspan is 20–30 mm.

The larvae feed on Carex, Thymus, Sedum and Chamaecytisus species.

Subspecies

Illustration
  • Charissa variegata variegata
  • Charissa cava (Vojnits, 1968)
  • Charissa rothschildi (Prout, 1929)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13461751 entry