Apochima flabellaria
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Apochima flabellaria | |
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Adult (top) and larva (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Apochima |
Species: | A. flabellaria
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Binomial name | |
Apochima flabellaria (Heeger, [1838])
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Apochima flabellaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Heeger in 1838. It is found in North Africa, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the Near East, as well as on Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Crete and Cyprus.[1]
The wingspan is 34โ39 mm for males and 32โ41 mm for females. Adults are on wing from November to April.
The larvae feed on Taraxacum and Senecio species.[2]
References
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