Eumannia oppositaria

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.

Eumannia oppositaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eumannia
Species:
E. oppositaria
Binomial name
Eumannia oppositaria
(Mann, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Tephronia oppositaria Mann, 1864
  • Mannia oppositaria syriaca Turati & Kruger, 1936

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)

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Nachtrag zur Schmetterling-Fauna von Brussa
  3. Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects
  4. lepiforum.de
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