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Entephria nobiliaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Entephria

Entephria nobiliaria

Entephria nobiliaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Scandinavia to Siberia and in the mountainous areas of Europe.

The wingspan is 26–33 mm. Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Saxifraga species, including Saxifraga oppositifolia. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies

  • Entephria nobiliaria nobiliaria
  • Entephria nobiliaria borearia Prout, 1914
  • References

    Entephria nobiliaria Wikipedia