Compsoptera jourdanaria

Compsoptera jourdanaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Serres in 1826. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and on Sardinia and Corsica.[1]

Compsoptera jourdanaria
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Compsoptera
Species:
C. jourdanaria
Binomial name
Compsoptera jourdanaria
(Serres, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Geometra jourdanaria Serres, 1826
  • Prosopolopha anargyra Turati, 1913
  • Ligia acutaria Herrich-Schaffer, 1852

The wingspan is 30–36 mm for males and 29–39 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to October.

The larvae feed on Santolina, Thymus, Helichrysum and Dorycnium species.[2]

Subspecies

According to BioLib :

  • Compsoptera jourdanaria anargyra (Turati, 1913)
  • Compsoptera jourdanaria jourdanaria (Serres, 1826)

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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