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Lithostege fissurata

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Lithostege fissurata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lithostege
Species:
L. fissurata
Binomial name
Lithostege fissurata
Mabille, [1888][1]
Synonyms
  • Lithostege inanis Prout in Seitz, 1941
  • Lithostege fitzgeraldi Wiltshire, 1947

Lithostege fissurata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jules Paul Mabille in 1888. It is found from western Algeria to Libya, south-eastern Egypt and Israel and from Saudi Arabia to south-eastern Iran and southern Iraq. It is also found on Malta.[2]

The wingspan is 19–28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream. The hindwings are dirty white. Adults are on wing from early March to early May and from mid-February to mid-March.

Subspecies

  • Lithostege fissurata fissurata
  • Lithostege fissurata inanis Prout in Seitz, 1941 (Saudi Arabia to south-eastern Iran and southern Iraq)

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Lithostege fissurata Mabille, [1888] from Malta, new for the Fauna of Europe Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
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