Glossotrophia asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Glossotrophia asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)

Glossotrophia asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)

Glossotrophia asellaria is a geometrid moth found in southern Europe and North Africa, whose larvae feed on Silene flowers.

Family
Genus
Glossotrophia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Glossotrophia asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847)

This species, currently accepted as Glossotrophia asellaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847), is also referenced under the synonym Scopula asellaria. It is a moth species that belongs to the family Geometridae. It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1847. Its known range includes southern Europe and North Africa. The larvae of this moth feed on the flowers of plants from the genus Silene.

Photo: (c) Valter Jacinto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Glossotrophia

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

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