''Xanthorhoe abrasaria'' is a
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
of the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
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first described by
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer
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in 1856. It is found in the northern part of the
Palearctic realm
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The ...
and the
Nearctic realm
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...
.
The
wingspan
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is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''
Galium
''Galium'' is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw.
Over 600 species of ' ...
'' species.
Subspecies
*''Xanthorhoe abrasaria abrasaria'' (Europe)
*''Xanthorhoe abrasaria congregata''
(Walker, 1862) (North America)
*''Xanthorhoe abrasaria trilineata''
(Warren, 1904) (North America)
*''Xanthorhoe abrasaria aquilonaria''
Cassino & Swett, 1922 (North America)
References
*Skou, Peder (1986). ''The Geometroid Moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae and Geometridae)''. Leiden, Kopenhagen: E.J. Brill/Scandinavian Science Press, pp. 70–71.
External links
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Xanthorhoe
Palearctic Lepidoptera
Moths described in 1856
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