''Isturgia univirgaria'' is a
moth of the family
Geometridae. It is found in
Madagascar and
Comoros
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...
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The length of its forewings ranges between 12 and 15mm, and it is colored mostly white, striped with light brown. This species is similar to ''
Isturgia catalaunaria
''Isturgia catalaunaria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.
Distribution
It is found in most countries of Africa, from Morocco and Egypt south until South Africa, in Spain and in Sri Lanka.
D ...
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(Guenée, 1857) and has been misidentified with this species in the past.
[Krüger, 2001, ''A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia'', Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Entomology Series 70: 1-502]
Biology
Most specimens are collected from the central highlands of
Madagascar, at altitudes between 1000–1600 meters. They are usually found between December and March.
References
Macariini
Moths described in 1880
Moths of Madagascar
Moths of the Comoros
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