Colostygia multistrigaria
| Mottled grey | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Colostygia |
| Species: | C. multistrigaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Colostygia multistrigaria (Haworth, 1809)[1] | |
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Colostygia multistrigaria, the mottled grey, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in western and south-western Europe and North Africa.
The wingspan is 26–31 mm. The ground colour is grey mottled with brown. The forewings have a weak central band. The hindwings are pale whitish grey.
Adults are on wing from March to April[2] in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Galium species.[3] Larvae can be found from March to June. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[4]
Subspecies
- Colostygia multistrigaria multistrigaria
- Colostygia multistrigaria olbiaria (Milliere, 1865)
References
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