Erannis jacobsoni, or Jacobson's spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Alexander Michailovitsch Djakonov in 1926. It is found in Europe (Russia: eastern Siberia, the Russian Far East and western Siberia) and Asia (China: Nei Menggu, Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu and Shikoku, Kazakhstan and Mongolia).[2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Erannis |
Species: | E. jacobsoni
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Binomial name | |
Erannis jacobsoni Djakonov, 1926[1]
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The larvae feed on Larix species, including L. gmelinii and L. sibirica.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Erannis jacobsoni Djakonov, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Distribution Maps of Plant Pests - Erannis jacobsoni". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-09-05.