Charissa variegata

Charissa variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Charissa
Species: C. variegata
Binomial name
Charissa variegata
(Duponchel, 1830)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gnophos variegata Duponchel, 1830
  • Euchrognophos variegata
  • Gnophos corneliata Milliere, 1873
  • Gnophos cymbalariata Milliere, 1869
  • Gnophos cava Vojnits, 1968
  • Gnophos rothschildi Prout, 1929
  • Gnophos sicula Wehrli 1931

Charissa variegata, the etched taupe, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Duponchel in 1830. It is found in France, the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 20–30 mm.

The larvae feed on Carex, Thymus, Sedum and Chamaecytisus species.[2]

Subspecies

References

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