Godonela aestimaria
| Tamarisk peacock | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Godonela |
| Species: | G. aestimaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Godonela aestimaria | |
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Godonela aestimaria, the tamarisk peacock, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Europe and the Middle East.
The wingspan is 21–25 mm.[2] There are two generations per year with adults on wing from April to May and again from August to October.
The larvae feed on various species of Tamarix.
Subspecies
- Godonela aestimaria sareptanaria (Staudinger, 1871)
- Godonela aestimaria kuldshana (Wehrli, 1940)
References
- ^ "Chiasmia aestimaria (Hübner, 1809)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "70.219 BF1894a Tamarisk Peacock Chiasmia aestimaria". ukmoths. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
External links
Media related to Chiasmia aestimaria at Wikimedia Commons- Chiasmia aestimaria on Lepiforum.de