Compsoptera jourdanaria explained

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]

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)

External links

• Lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203025017/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446322 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/CompsJourd.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa