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Asthena anseraria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Asthena anseraria

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Asthena

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Asthena albulata, Ecliptopera capitata, Anticlea derivata, Euchoeca nebulata, Hydrelia flammeolaria

Asthena anseraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from most of Europe (except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, part of the Balkan Peninsula, Norway, Sweden and northern Russia), east to Korea.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Cornus sanguinea. Larvae can be found in June and August. Larvae that live on green leaves are green and larvae that live on red leaves are red. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

  • Asthena anseraria anseraria (Palaearctic)
  • Asthena anseraria corculina Butler, 1878 (Japan, China)
  • Asthena anseraria lactularia (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
  • References

    Asthena anseraria Wikipedia