Isturgia limbaria

Isturgia limbaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Macariini
Genus: Isturgia
Species: I. rusticata
Binomial name
Isturgia limbaria
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena limbaria Fabricius, 1775

Isturgia limbaria, the frosted yellow, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in parts of Europe.

The species has a wingspan of approximately 28 mm. The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm. The adults fly from mid April to mid August in one generation.

The larva feed on broom.

  1. ^ The flight season refers to The Netherlands and Belgium. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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