Entephria nobiliaria

Entephria nobiliaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Entephria
Species: E. nobiliaria
Binomial name
Entephria nobiliaria
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Larentia nobiliaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1852
  • Cidaria borearia Prout, 1914

Entephria nobiliaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Scandinavia to Siberia and in the mountainous areas of Europe.

The wingspan is 26–33 mm. Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Saxifraga species, including Saxifraga oppositifolia. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

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