Eurranthis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, Eurranthis plummistaria, was first described by Charles Joseph Devillers in 1789.[1] It is found in south-western Europe, including the Maritime Alps in France and Italy and the Iberian Peninsula.
| Eurranthis | |
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| Eurranthis plummistaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Eurranthis Hübner, 1823 |
| Species: | E. plummistaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurranthis plummistaria (Devillers, 1789)
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The wingspan is 30–32 mm. It is a day-flying species.
Larvae feed on Dorycnium species.
Subspecies
edit- Eurranthis plummistaria plummistaria
- Eurranthis plummistaria atlanticaria Le Cerf, 1923 (North Africa)
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Eurranthis Hübner, 1823". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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