Eucrostes indigenata

Eucrostes indigenata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Joseph Devillers in 1789. It is found in the Mediterranean region, inland up to North Macedonia and Hungary. Subspecies lanjeronica is found in southern Spain and Algeria.

Eucrostes indigenata
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Eucrostes
Species:
E. indigenata
Binomial name
Eucrostes indigenata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena indigenata de Villers, 1789
  • Geometra fimbriolaria Hübner, [1817]
  • Fidonia indigenaria Treitschke, 1827
  • Eucrostis nudilimbaria Mabille, 1880
  • Phalaena virginalis Costa, [1841]
  • Eucrostes pulchra Mariani, 1937

The wingspan is 14–16 mm for males and 18–20 mm for females. There are two to three generations per year. Adults are on wing from April to October. On Malta, adults have been recorded up to the beginning of November.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia species, including E. spinosa, E. pinea, E. cyparissias, E. virgata and E. platyphyllos. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies
  • Eucrostes indigenata indigenata
  • Eucrostes indigenata lanjeronica Hausmann, 1996 (Spain, Algeria)

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  • Data related to Eucrostes at Wikispecies
  • Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
  • Savela, Markku. "Eucrostes indigenata (Villers, 1789)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  • Lepiforum e.V.


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