Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)

Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)

Chiasmia aestimaria, the tamarisk peacock, is a two-generation Geometridae moth that feeds on Tamarix as larvae.

Family
Genus
Chiasmia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)

Chiasmia aestimaria, also known by the synonym Godonela aestimaria and the common name tamarisk peacock, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. This species is distributed in southern and south-eastern Europe, as well as the Middle East. The wingspan of adult moths ranges from 21 to 25 mm. It produces two generations per year, with active adults appearing first from April to May, and a second generation emerging from August to October. Its larvae feed on a variety of Tamarix species.

Photo: (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Chiasmia

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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