Entephria cyanata

Entephria cyanata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1809. It is found in Europe, from the Netherlands, east to Poland and Belarus, south to the Balkans and Greece, west to Italy and Spain.[1] It is also found in the Near East and North Africa.

Illustration of adult, larva and pupa

Entephria cyanata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Entephria
Species:
E. cyanata
Binomial name
Entephria cyanata
(Hübner, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Geometra cyanata Hübner, 1809
  • Entephria altivolans (Wehrli, 1926)
  • Cidaria altivolans Wehrli, 1926

The wingspan is 29–32 millimetres (1.1–1.3 in). Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

Subspecies
  • Entephria cyanata cyanata
  • Entephria cyanata petronensis

References
  1. "Entephria cyanata (Hübner, 1809)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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