Isturgia limbaria
Species of moth
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Isturgia limbaria, the frosted yellow, is a moth of the family Geometridae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Isturgia |
| Species: | I. limbaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Isturgia limbaria (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Distribution
Habitat
These moths inhabit heathers, edge of the forests and scrubby areas.[3]
Description
Isturgia limbaria has a wingspan of 26–30 millimetres (1.0–1.2 in). Forewings can reach a length of 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in).[3] The male has feathered antennae, while those of the females are filiform. The upperside of the wings is yellow or orange yellow with a chocolate brown margin, less evident in the females. The underside of the hindwings is pale yellowish or greyish and strongly mottled, with visible longitudinal white stripes.
