Eurranthis
Species of moth
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Eurranthis Hübner, 1823 |
| Species: | E. plummistaria |
| 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
- Eurranthis plummistaria plummistaria
- Eurranthis plummistaria atlanticaria Le Cerf, 1923 (North Africa)
