Biology:Minoa murinata

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Short description: Species of moth

Minoa murinata
Minoa murinata 01.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Minoa
Species:
M. murinata
Binomial name
Minoa murinata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena murinata Scopoli, 1763
  • Minoa cyparissaria Mann, 1854
  • Geometra euphorbiata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena fuscata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Acidalia italicata Milliere, 1885
  • Minoa monochroaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1848
  • Phalaena sordiata Linnaeus, 1767
  • Phalaena unicolorata Hubner, 1787

Minoa murinata, the drab looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. It can be found in southern and central Europe, Great Britain, Anatolia, the Caucasus and the mountains of central Asia and Mongolia.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The length of the forewings is 9–11 mm. The moths fly from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on cypress spurge and wood spurge.

Subspecies

  • Minoa murinata murinata (Europe, Russia, Asia Minor, Central Asia)
  • Minoa murinata amylaria Prout, 1914 (Alps, Italy)
  • Minoa murinata limburgia Lempke, 1969 (Netherlands)
  • Minoa murinata lutea Schwingenschuss, 1954 (Russia)[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Minoa murinata (Scopoli 1763)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82839329. 
  2. Brehm, Gunnar; Bodner, Florian; Strutzenberger, Patrick; Hünefeld, Frank; Fiedler, Konrad (November 1, 2011). "Neotropical Eois (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Checklist, Biogeography, Diversity, and Description Patterns". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104 (6). doi:10.1603/AN10050. http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1603/AN10050.  (Subscription content?)
  3. Xue, Dayong; Scoble, Malcolm J. (June 27, 2002). "A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series 71 (1): 77–133. doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40870918#page/79/mode/1up. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1377577 entry