Charissa mucidaria

Charissa mucidaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Charissa
Species: C. mucidaria
Binomial name
Charissa mucidaria
(Hubner, [1799])[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra mucidaria Hübner, 1799
  • Euchrognophos mucidaria
  • Gnophos lusitanica Mendes, 1903
  • Gnophos ochracearia Staudinger, 1901
  • Gnophos grisearia Prout, 1915
  • Gnophos nubilarius Reisser, 1936

Charissa mucidaria, the coppery taupe, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Hubner in 1799. It is found in southern Europe and North Africa (including Morocco).[2]

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May and again from July to September.

The larvae feed on Sedum, Anagallis, Polygonum and Rumex species.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ BOLD Systems
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