Colostygia kollariaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains on altitudes between 500 and 2,000 meters.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Colostygia |
| Species: | C. kollariaria
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| Colostygia kollariaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)[1]
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The wingspan is 38–44 millimetres (1.5–1.7 in). Adults are in wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Valeriana tripteris. It overwinters in the pupal stage.
References edit
- ^ "Colostygia kollariaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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