Colostygia multistrigaria

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.

Mottled grey
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Colostygia
Species:
C. multistrigaria
Binomial name
Colostygia multistrigaria
(Haworth, 1809)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra multistrigaria Haworth, 1809
  • Larentia olbiaria Millière, 1865

The wingspan is 26–31 millimetres (1.0–1.2 in). 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
  1. "Colostygia multistrigaria (Haworth, 1809)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. UKmoths
  3. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
  4. Vlindernet (in Dutch)


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