Isturgia miniosaria (Duponchel, 1829) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Isturgia miniosaria (Duponchel, 1829)

Isturgia miniosaria (Duponchel, 1829)

Isturgia miniosaria is a geometrid moth found in southwest Europe and North Africa, whose larvae feed on Genista and Ulex flowers.

Family
Genus
Isturgia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Isturgia miniosaria (Duponchel, 1829)

Isturgia miniosaria, formally described by Duponchel in 1829, is a moth species that belongs to the family Geometridae. This species occurs in the European countries of France, Spain, and Portugal. It is also present in North Africa, specifically in Morocco. The larvae of Isturgia miniosaria feed on the flowers of plant species from the genera Genista and Ulex.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Isturgia

More from Geometridae

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

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