Colostygia aptata

Colostygia aptata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Cidariini
Genus: Colostygia
Species: C. aptata
Binomial name
Colostygia aptata
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Geometra aptata Hübner, 1813

Colostygia aptata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are in wing from July to August.

The larva feed on Galium species. Larvae can be found from August to June. It overwinters in the larval stage.

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