Biology:Holoterpna pruinosata

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Short description: Species of moth

Holoterpna pruinosata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Holoterpna
Species:
H. pruinosata
Binomial name
Holoterpna pruinosata
(Staudinger, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucrostis pruinosata Staudinger, 1898
  • Holoterpna foulquieri Oberthur, 1910

Holoterpna pruinosata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1898. It is found in Italy, North Macedonia,[2] Turkey, the Levant and possibly western Iran.

The larvae feed on Ferulago galbanifera (syn. F. campestris) and Foeniculum species. They are yellow with crimson/purple transverse strips.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5884359 entry