Kingdom Animalia Family Geometridae Genus Charissa Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Charissa pullata, Cataclysme riguata, Pungeleria capreolaria, Epirrhoe molluginata | ||
Charissa glaucinaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the mountains of central and southern Europe. In the east, it ranges to Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia. In the Alps it is found on altitudes of over 2,000 meters.
The wingspan is 30–36 mm. There are up to three generations per year with adults on wing from May to June, July to September and up to November.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Sedum album, Silene and Campanula species.
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