Compsoptera jourdanaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Serres in 1826. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and on Sardinia and Corsica.[1]
| Compsoptera jourdanaria | |
|---|---|
| |
| Female | |
| |
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | C. jourdanaria
|
| Binomial name | |
| Compsoptera jourdanaria (Serres, 1826)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is 30–36 mm for males and 29–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October.
The larvae feed on Santolina, Thymus, Helichrysum and Dorycnium species.[2]
Subspecies edit
According to BioLib :
- Compsoptera jourdanaria anargyra (Turati, 1913)
- Compsoptera jourdanaria jourdanaria (Serres, 1826)
References edit
External links edit
 | This Ennominae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |