Phigalia pilosaria
| Phigalia pilosaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Phigalia |
| Species: | P. pilosaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Phigalia pilosaria, the pale brindled beauty, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Europe and Anatolia to the Caucasus.
Larva
The wingspan is 35–40 mm for males. Females are wingless. Adults are on wing from January to April. There is one generation per year.
The larva feed on various deciduous trees, including Quercus species.
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