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Xanthorhoe abrasaria

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Xanthorhoe abrasaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Xanthorhoe
Species:
X. abrasaria
Binomial name
Xanthorhoe abrasaria
Synonyms
  • Larentia abrasaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1855

Xanthorhoe abrasaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1856. It is found in the northern part of the Palearctic realm and the Nearctic realm.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Galium species.

Subspecies

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  • Xanthorhoe abrasaria abrasaria (Europe)
  • Xanthorhoe abrasaria congregata (Walker, 1862) (North America)
  • Xanthorhoe abrasaria trilineata (Warren, 1904) (North America)
  • Xanthorhoe abrasaria aquilonaria Cassino & Swett, 1922 (North America)

References

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  • Skou, Peder (1986). The Geometroid Moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae and Geometridae). Leiden, Kopenhagen: E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Press, pp. 70–71.
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  • Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Xanthorhoe abrasaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.