Biology:Thetidia plusiaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Thetidia plusiaria
Thetidia plusiaria.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Tribe: Comibaenini
Genus: Thetidia
Species:
T. plusiaria
Binomial name
Thetidia plusiaria
Boisduval, 1840[1]

Thetidia plusiaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in central and eastern Spain , the Pyrenees, on Mallorca, as well as in Algeria and Morocco.[2] In the mountains, it is found up to altitudes of about 2,400 meters.

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in June and July and again in September. If conditions are favourable, a third generation may occur.

The larvae feed on Santolina, Achillea and Artemisia species.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13540991 entry