Eumannia oppositaria explained

Eumannia oppositaria, the bordered dusky carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece^[1] and Turkey.^[2] It has also been recorded from Israel^[3] and North Africa.

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae feed on Quercus, Crataegus and Prunus species.^[4]

Subspecies

• Eumannia oppositaria oppositaria
• Eumannia oppositaria syriaca (Turati & Kruger, 1936) (Libya)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207081139/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=445661 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/WEMS_8_0173-0190.pdf Nachtrag zur Schmetterling-Fauna von Brussa
3. http://www.ftic.info/Donahaye/insects/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/list2.html Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects
4. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Eumannia_Oppositaria lepiforum.de