Isturgia famula is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from southern Europe.

Isturgia famula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Isturgia
Species:
I. famula
Binomial name
Isturgia famula
(Esper, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Noctua famula Esper, 1787

Adults are on wing from May to June and are on wing during the day on sunny days.

The larvae feed on Cytisus, Genista, Sarothamnus, Spartium and Ulex species. It overwinters as a pupa in the ground.

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