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Compsoptera jourdanaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Compsoptera

Compsoptera jourdanaria

Compsoptera jourdanaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It was described by Serres in 1826. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and on Sardinia and Corsica.

The wingspan is 30–36 mm for males and 29–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October.

The larvae feed on Santolina, Thymus, Helichrysum and Dorycnium species.

Subspecies

  • Compsoptera jourdanaria jourdanaria
  • Compsoptera jourdanaria anargyra (Turati, 1913)
  • References

    Compsoptera jourdanaria Wikipedia