Microloxia herbaria
Species of moth
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Microloxia herbaria, the herb emerald,[1] is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is a widespread species that can be found along the Mediterranean region, southern Europe, central Asia[2] towards southern Asia including India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka[3] and to the Russian Far East.
.jpg)
| Microloxia herbaria | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Microloxia |
| Species: | M. herbaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Microloxia herbaria Hübner, 1808 | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Biology
It is a green moth with white irrorations (speckles). Host plants of the caterpillar include Artemisia, Thymus capitatus, Mentha suaveolens, Vernonia centaureoides, Helichrysum stoechas and Teucrium polium.[1]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized.[4]
- Microloxia herbaria advolata Eversmann, 1837
- Microloxia herbaria indecretata Walker, 1863
- Microloxia herbaria ruficornis Warren, 1897
