Lithostege fissurata
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| Lithostege fissurata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Lithostege |
| Species: | L. fissurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithostege fissurata Mabille, [1888][1] | |
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Lithostege fissurata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It was described by Mabille in 1888. It is found from western Algeria to Libya, south-eastern Egypt and Israel and from Saudi Arabia to south-eastern Iran and southern Iraq. It is also found on Malta.[2]
The wingspan is 19-28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream. The hindwings are dirty white. Adults are on wing from early March to early May and from mid-February to mid-March.
Subspecies
- Lithostege fissurata fissurata
- Lithostege fissurata inanis Prout in Seitz, 1941 (Saudi Arabia to south-eastern Iran and southern Iraq)
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Lithostege fissurata Mabille, [1888 from Malta, new for the Fauna of Europe]
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