Dyscia conspersaria

Dyscia conspersaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Dyscia
Species:	D. conspersaria
Binomial name
Dyscia conspersaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Geometra conspersaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Geometra conspersaria Hubner, 1799 Phalaena cunicularia Esper, 1803 Phalaena cuniculina Hubner, 1790 Scodiona turturaria Boisduval, 1840 Dyscia sultanica Wehrli, 1936 Scodiona conspersaria turturaria Boisduval, 1840

Dyscia conspersaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1755. It is found in south-eastern Central Europe and Asia Minor.

The wingspan is 28–33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Salvia and Artemisia species. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

Subspecies[]

• Drysia conspersaria conspersaria
• Drysia conspersaria sultanica Wehrli, 1936 (Asia Minor)
• Drysia conspersaria turturaria (Boisduval, 1840) (France)

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• Savela, Markku. "Dyscia conspersaria (Dennis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
• Lepiforum e.V.

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