Isturgia disputaria, the Maltese bloom, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found on the Canary Islands and Malta[1] and in the Afrotropical realm, Asian Turkey, the Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq.[2]

Maltese bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Isturgia
Species:
I. disputaria
Binomial name
Isturgia disputaria
(Guenée, [1858])
Synonyms
  • Eubolia disputaria Guenée, [1858]

The wingspan is 21–29 mm (0.8–1.1 in). Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May.

The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia nilotica.

References

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  1. ^ "Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
  2. ^ Isturgia disputaria (Guenée, 1858), a species new to the Lepidoptera fauna of the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Ennominae)