Compsoptera jourdanaria
| Compsoptera jourdanaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Compsoptera |
| Species: | C. jourdanaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoptera jourdanaria (Serres, 1826) | |
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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.[1]
The wingspan is 30–36 mm for males and 29–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October.[2]
The larvae feed on Santolina, Thymus, Helichrysum and Dorycnium species.[3]
Subspecies
- Compsoptera jourdanaria jourdanaria
- Compsoptera jourdanaria anargyra (Turati, 1913)
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