Phigalia pilosaria

Phigalia pilosaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Phigalia
Species: P. pilosaria
Binomial name
Phigalia pilosaria
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Geometra pilosaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Apocheima pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Phigalia pedaria (Fabricius, 1787)

The Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe and Anatolia to the Caucasus.

Larva

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.

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