Phigalia pilosaria
Phigalia pilosaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Phigalia |
Species: | P. pilosaria |
Binomial name | |
Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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The Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe and Anatolia to the Caucasus.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males. Females are wingless. Adults are on wing from January to April. There is one generation per year.
The larva feed on various deciduous trees, including Quercus species.