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Dyscia innocentaria

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  1. Specie created manually, thanks for sharing! Posted 12 years ago
    1. Thanks, Ferdy. I was just looking for some information about it, but there isn't much. Posted 12 years ago
      1. The description I got is a translated snippet from the dutch wiki page, which contains only that. Posted 12 years ago
        1. I figured - I found that one too... it is strange, because it is not supposed to be present in NL. Posted 12 years ago
  2. This moth is found in South Europe to Asia Minor, divided in three subspecies. Size of the adult moth: 28-36 mm.
    The spanworm larvae feed on Artemisia campestris.
    There are a few sources with distribution maps, but none of them seems to be complete...

    http://katz.entu.cas.cz/pdfarticles/60/eje_099_4_529_Trusch.pdf
    http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/ennominae/dyscia/index.html
    http://www.lepidoptera.pl/show.php?ID=6819&country=XX
    http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Dyscia_Innocentaria
    http://www.lepinet.fr/especes/nation/lep/?e=l&id=37830
    Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

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Dyscia innocent aria is a butterfly of the family Geometridae (Geometer). The scientific name was first published in 1885 by Christoph valid. The species occurs in South Europe to Asia Minor, divided in three subspecies. Size of the adult moth: 28-36 mm. The spanworm larvae feed on Artemisia campestris

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jun 18, 2013. Captured May 25, 2013 18:47 in 59, 6570 Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria.
  • SZ-14
  • f/6.2
  • 10/800s
  • ISO200
  • 44.4mm