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Xanthorhoe abrasaria

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Xanthorhoe abrasaria
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X. abrasaria
Binomial name
Xanthorhoe abrasaria
Synonyms
  • Larentia abrasaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1855

Xanthorhoe abrasaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the northern part of the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.

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.

References

  • 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)
  • Peder Skou (1986) The geometroid moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae and Geometridae) Leiden, Kopenhagen: E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Press, pp. 70–71.