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Similar Ancylosis faustinella, Isturgia, Tathorhynchus exsiccata, Zamarada, Agrotis spinifera | ||
Isturgia disputaria, the Maltese bloom, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Guenee in 1858. It is found on the Canary Islands and Malta and in the Afro-tropical region, Asian Turkey, the Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq.
The wingspan is 21–29 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May.
The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia nilotica.
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