Eumannia oppositaria

Eumannia oppositaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eumannia
Species: E. oppositaria
Binomial name
Eumannia oppositaria
(Mann, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Tephronia oppositaria Mann, 1864
  • Mannia oppositaria syriaca Turati & Kruger, 1936

The Bordered Dusky Carpet (Eumannia oppositaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Greece[1] and Turkey.[2] It has also been recorded from Israel[3] and North Africa.

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae feed on Quercus, Crataegus and Prunus species.[4]

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References

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