Schistostege decussata
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Schistostege decussata is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found in south-eastern and eastern Europe
up to Ukraine
. In Hungary
and Lower Austria
, the yellow-brown form is found.
The wingspan
is 24-32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae mainly feed on Euphorbia and Taraxacum
species. Larvae can be found from April to June.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is found in south-eastern and eastern Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
up to Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. In Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
, the yellow-brown form is found.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 24-32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae mainly feed on Euphorbia and Taraxacum
Taraxacum
Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North America, and two species, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, are found as weeds worldwide. Both species are edible in their entirety...
species. Larvae can be found from April to June.
Subspecies
- Schistostege decussata decussata
- Schistostege decussata dinarica (Schawerda 1913)
- Schistostege decussata flavata Barajon, 1952
- Schistostege decussata lugubrata Hartig, 1971
- Schistostege decussata rumelica Rebel & Zerny, 1931