Thetidia plusiaria
Thetidia plusiaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in central and eastern Spain, the Pyrenees, on Mallorca, as well as in Algeria and Morocco.[2] In the mountains, it is found up to altitudes of about 2,400 meters.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
| Tribe: | Comibaenini |
| Genus: | Thetidia |
| Species: | T. plusiaria |
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The wingspan is 22–27 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in June and July and again in September. If conditions are favourable, a third generation may occur.
The larvae feed on Santolina, Achillea and Artemisia species.
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