Eurranthis

Eurranthis
Eurranthis plummistaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Eurranthis
Hübner, 1823
Species:
E. plummistaria
Binomial name
Eurranthis plummistaria
(Devillers, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena plummistaria Villers, 1789
  • Fidonia acronevadaria Wehrli, 1926

Eurranthis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Eurranthis plummistaria, was first described by Charles Joseph Devillers in 1789. It is found in south-western Europe, including the Maritime Alps in France and Italy and the Iberian Peninsula.

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. It is a day-flying species.

Larvae feed on Dorycnium species.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Eurranthis Hübner, 1823". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2019.