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

The Frosted Yellow (Isturgia limbaria) 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 [1] 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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