Heliomata glarearia

Heliomata glarearia is a moth of the family Geometridae and subfamily Ennominae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Heliomata glarearia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Heliomata
Species:
H. glarearia
Binomial name
Heliomata glarearia
Synonyms
  • Geometra glarearia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Semiothisa glarearia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

It is found throughout the central and southern Europe and the Near East.

The wingspan is about 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from May until August.

The larvae mainly feed on Medicago falcata.

  • Fauna Europaea
  • Savela, Markku. "Heliomata glarearia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  • Lepiforum e. V.


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