Xanthorhoe abrasaria

Xanthorhoe abrasaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Xanthorhoe
Species: X. abrasaria
Binomial name
Xanthorhoe abrasaria
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
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.

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